the market and evolution

Posted by Marcus G. Daniels-3 on Dec 13, 2006; 5:55pm
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/the-market-and-evolution-tp523143p523146.html

Mike Oliker wrote:
> The real question, as I see it is can we keep adapting, or will we get rigid at some
> point and refuse to allow industries and businesses to die when they become
> maladaptive?
One problem is that industries are constrained by their customers.  For the most part, they do the things that are known to work.  Even in creative endeavors we still end up with things like Shrek 3.  Universities help, but they are so focused on teaching, indoctrination, and tedious empire building that independent thought can still take a back seat.  There is still room for hope.  For example, the individual made a great and credible comeback with the popularization of Linux!  This kind of value will of course be assimilated and misrepresented in a thousand ways over time by different colors of sleazeballs, but the fact it some things occur just because some *one* thought that it would be cool or worthwhile to make them occur.