Is this neat little turn of phrase meaningful or just so much Charlie Brown's teacher talking?
From Oystein Dahle, Chairman of Worldwatch Institute and former VP of Esso:
"Socialism collapsed because it did not allow prices to tell the economic truth.
Capitalism may collapse because it does not allow prices to tell the ecological truth."
I think it lands but does little more than make one go 'huh, interesting' and then immediately move on. It seems like the neatness of the phrasing actually makes it easier to forget - despite the sentiment being sound.
This I believe: "It's not what you say, it's HOW you say it that matters most in getting messages, meaning, etc. across to others."
So if 'getting through to people' with our messages is the goal...I'm wondering...HOW (specifically) can we improve HOW we say things?
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Maybe a deep thought makes you think by asking you a question that requires consideration - and the question has to speak to your values strongly enough for you to not "immediately move on".
Of course, sometimes those kinds of questions are overwhelming, because they feel so much bigger than any one of us can tackle, so if we make it personal, and manageable, it might stick.
Maybe we could add a question to this quote:
"Socialism collapsed because it did not allow prices to tell the economic truth.
Capitalism may collapse because it does not allow prices to tell the ecological truth."
What will follow capitalism when it collapses? or How might capitalism evolve to prevent its collapse - and how could that happen quickly enough for it to matter?
Posted by: Kerul at September 6, 2007 1:09 PM
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