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Hello Pascal - 

CA>> I agree with your overall assessment and would add that we
CA>> seem best at 'inventing' what we are in dire need of. As
CA>> long as there is a quick and dirty way out (atomic) we
CA>> don't look for other options. 

PS> Well, aiming for short term gains without looking at
PS> long-term effects seems quite common nowadays. Take the
PS> stock market - if a company makes an unpopular decision,
PS> its value drops, no matter how sensible the decision might
PS> be in the long run. Same for governments, do they make
PS> unpopular decisions when the next election draws close?
PS> Nope (and it might be said that the short-sightedness of
PS> the average voter is the one main drawback of democracy). 

I am told frequently by 'voters' that they had no idea who they
voted for they just didn't "like the other guy". 

A good pretest before being allowed to vote would be to ask
them to assign the names of the candidates to their pictures.
If you flunk that you can't vote in that election. ;-) 

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