Topics: Networked World, Insights, Philosophy
National Public Radio's <All Things Considered programme of April 16, 2007 had a "This I Believe" audio essay by Craig Newark, the founder of Craigslist.
From his experiences, he sees:
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[...] that most people share a similar moral compass: They play fair, they give each other a break and they generally get along. I see that pretty much everyone operates by that Golden Rule thing.
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Although I see many examples of people behaving poorly, it is good to be reminded that, in various circumstances, people do act better.
(As I have been reading some of the reports about the mass murder in Virginia, I came across a comment by a sociologists at the technical institute that people were not panicking in the crisis. Yes, their emotions are panicky but the responses do retain much rationality. I hope to post more on this later in the week.)
J.D. Abolins