http://shanelofgren.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:39:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In totally free market capitalism in which there are economic actors whose sole purpose is to maximize their profits and in which there is no state but is a well-accepted currency, the economic questions, WHAT is produced, HOW is it produced (and distributed and all of the other method questions ... http://shanelofgren.com/?p=38 The types of experiences that video games can offer us are beginning to change. Software and graphics design tools have become so powerful and easy to use thanks to innovation to meet the demands of the video game market.  My hope is that they'll begin to be picked up by low ... http://shanelofgren.com/?p=30 Conversation serves many purposes.  It's a way of getting to know people or of giving and receiving emotional support. It's an enjoyable activity in and of itself, whether you're joking with people or waxing philosophical whilst drunk. Say, however, you're having a debate about whether capitalism is good for the world ... http://shanelofgren.com/?p=28 In my first three blog posts (Ultimate Purpose, Wellbeing, and Valuable Action) I've laid out a rough set of fundamental principles that I then expand upon to come to conclusions about what actions I and the rest of the world should take.  If these basic principles are good then they ... http://shanelofgren.com/?p=24 So, keeping in mind the stated goals of survival and an increase in wellbeing, which I'll limit to an absence of thirst, hunger and sickness, I'll say that value is something that accomplishes our stated goals. What sort of actions could humanity undertake that we can feel will have a ... http://shanelofgren.com/?p=22 In the first post, I identified a state of wellbeing as being my ultimate purpose and what I believe humanity's ultimate purpose should be.  Before I write further posts about how to achieve this goal, I'm first going to delve deeper into the nature ofwellbeing .  To do this, I'm ... http://shanelofgren.com/?p=19 I've talked a lot about the very important distinction between the things we know we want and the things we don't know we want.  There are thousands of products and pieces of information out there that would greatly benefit me and I should want them.  But I don't want them, ... http://shanelofgren.com/?p=9 Every day we are forced to make decisions.  Getting up and eating is a decision; NOT getting up and eating is also a decision.  Every way that every second of your life is spent reflects a decision.  For many, these decisions have no apparent purpose; they never ask themselves "why ... http://shanelofgren.com/?p=6