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I don't know whether they really do the 00:00:00
I don't know whether they really do the 00:00:04
I don't know whether they really do the essential principle of business of 00:00:04
essential principle of business of 00:00:07
essential principle of business of occupation in the world as this figure 00:00:07
occupation in the world as this figure 00:00:10
occupation in the world as this figure out some way in which you get paid for 00:00:10
out some way in which you get paid for 00:00:13
out some way in which you get paid for playing when I was quite young I forget 00:00:13
playing when I was quite young I forget 00:00:25
playing when I was quite young I forget the exact age I made a solemn vow which 00:00:25
the exact age I made a solemn vow which 00:00:29
the exact age I made a solemn vow which was that I would never accept a job I 00:00:29
was that I would never accept a job I 00:00:33
was that I would never accept a job I would always be my own employer and 00:00:33
would always be my own employer and 00:00:37
would always be my own employer and curiously there are very few roles in 00:00:37
curiously there are very few roles in 00:00:40
curiously there are very few roles in life which provide this possibility the 00:00:40
life which provide this possibility the 00:00:48
life which provide this possibility the successful artist writer and sometimes 00:00:48
successful artist writer and sometimes 00:00:52
successful artist writer and sometimes musician sometimes the independent 00:00:52
musician sometimes the independent 00:00:56
musician sometimes the independent consultant can occupy this role I mean 00:00:56
consultant can occupy this role I mean 00:01:01
consultant can occupy this role I mean he may be a scientific consultant but by 00:01:01
he may be a scientific consultant but by 00:01:06
he may be a scientific consultant but by and large almost everybody seems to be 00:01:06
and large almost everybody seems to be 00:01:09
and large almost everybody seems to be compelled to take a job with a 00:01:09
compelled to take a job with a 00:01:10
compelled to take a job with a corporation it's very difficult indeed 00:01:10
corporation it's very difficult indeed 00:01:14
corporation it's very difficult indeed these days to run a small business where 00:01:14
these days to run a small business where 00:01:16
these days to run a small business where you're your own boss because you have to 00:01:17
you're your own boss because you have to 00:01:22
you're your own boss because you have to employ an enormous staff of people to 00:01:22
employ an enormous staff of people to 00:01:26
employ an enormous staff of people to keep track of the paperwork I know a 00:01:26
keep track of the paperwork I know a 00:01:30
keep track of the paperwork I know a person for example who has a farm where 00:01:30
person for example who has a farm where 00:01:33
person for example who has a farm where he raises avocados and the Department of 00:01:33
he raises avocados and the Department of 00:01:37
he raises avocados and the Department of Commerce visited him with a stack of 00:01:37
Commerce visited him with a stack of 00:01:40
Commerce visited him with a stack of forms this thick which he had too full 00:01:40
forms this thick which he had too full 00:01:43
forms this thick which he had too full of tefillin 00:01:43
of tefillin 00:01:45
of tefillin well he got tough and said I haven't the 00:01:45
well he got tough and said I haven't the 00:01:48
well he got tough and said I haven't the faintest idea what to fill into these 00:01:48
faintest idea what to fill into these 00:01:51
faintest idea what to fill into these forms and he said to the agent of the 00:01:51
forms and he said to the agent of the 00:01:54
forms and he said to the agent of the Department of Commerce you fill them in 00:01:54
Department of Commerce you fill them in 00:01:56
Department of Commerce you fill them in and he made that man sit down and go 00:01:56
and he made that man sit down and go 00:01:59
and he made that man sit down and go through the whole procedure of filling 00:01:59
through the whole procedure of filling 00:02:01
through the whole procedure of filling in these forms because you said I don't 00:02:01
in these forms because you said I don't 00:02:03
in these forms because you said I don't have the time I'm raising avocados 00:02:03
have the time I'm raising avocados 00:02:05
have the time I'm raising avocados that's my business and our stall is 00:02:05
that's my business and our stall is 00:02:09
that's my business and our stall is paperwork or to hell with it 00:02:09
paperwork or to hell with it 00:02:11
paperwork or to hell with it and 00:02:11
and 00:02:13
and the same situation prevails not only in 00:02:13
the same situation prevails not only in 00:02:15
the same situation prevails not only in business but also in the university and 00:02:15
business but also in the university and 00:02:17
business but also in the university and in the hospital one of my favorite 00:02:17
in the hospital one of my favorite 00:02:22
in the hospital one of my favorite doctors told me the other day that he 00:02:22
doctors told me the other day that he 00:02:26
doctors told me the other day that he spends only 1/3 of his working hours 00:02:26
spends only 1/3 of his working hours 00:02:29
spends only 1/3 of his working hours practicing medicine the rest is in 00:02:29
practicing medicine the rest is in 00:02:32
practicing medicine the rest is in recording accounting filling in reports 00:02:32
recording accounting filling in reports 00:02:37
recording accounting filling in reports and it's the same in every hospital 00:02:37
and it's the same in every hospital 00:02:41
and it's the same in every hospital paperwork endlessly because the record 00:02:41
paperwork endlessly because the record 00:02:44
paperwork endlessly because the record of what you do is more important than 00:02:44
of what you do is more important than 00:02:46
of what you do is more important than what you do write it down and then it's 00:02:46
what you do write it down and then it's 00:02:51
what you do write it down and then it's real and so for the same reason a lot of 00:02:51
real and so for the same reason a lot of 00:02:56
real and so for the same reason a lot of people don't believe they exist until 00:02:56
people don't believe they exist until 00:02:59
people don't believe they exist until they see their activities reported in 00:02:59
they see their activities reported in 00:03:01
they see their activities reported in the newspaper 00:03:01
a lot of juvenile delinquents commit 00:03:04
a lot of juvenile delinquents commit 00:03:07
a lot of juvenile delinquents commit crimes just to get attention they'll get 00:03:07
crimes just to get attention they'll get 00:03:12
crimes just to get attention they'll get recorded it's like you go to a party you 00:03:12
recorded it's like you go to a party you 00:03:14
recorded it's like you go to a party you know it's a picnic on the beach and it's 00:03:14
know it's a picnic on the beach and it's 00:03:16
know it's a picnic on the beach and it's great fun and somebody says what a shame 00:03:16
great fun and somebody says what a shame 00:03:19
great fun and somebody says what a shame it is that nobody has a camera well now 00:03:19
it is that nobody has a camera well now 00:03:24
it is that nobody has a camera well now I should talk because at this moment we 00:03:24
I should talk because at this moment we 00:03:28
I should talk because at this moment we are recording what's going on both on 00:03:28
are recording what's going on both on 00:03:31
are recording what's going on both on tape record and on TV and remember that 00:03:31
tape record and on TV and remember that 00:03:40
tape record and on TV and remember that it takes as long to view it or to listen 00:03:40
it takes as long to view it or to listen 00:03:43
it takes as long to view it or to listen to it as it does to do it and who's 00:03:43
to it as it does to do it and who's 00:03:50
to it as it does to do it and who's going to listen to all this over and 00:03:50
going to listen to all this over and 00:03:54
going to listen to all this over and over again so the something 00:03:54
over again so the something 00:03:58
over again so the something fundamentally wrong here and which the 00:03:58
fundamentally wrong here and which the 00:04:04
fundamentally wrong here and which the businessman of all people needs to 00:04:04
businessman of all people needs to 00:04:06
businessman of all people needs to understand what the businessman needs to 00:04:06
understand what the businessman needs to 00:04:09
understand what the businessman needs to know equally what the army officer needs 00:04:09
know equally what the army officer needs 00:04:14
know equally what the army officer needs to know is the same what do you really 00:04:14
to know is the same what do you really 00:04:18
to know is the same what do you really want I have proposed that there be an 00:04:18
want I have proposed that there be an 00:04:22
want I have proposed that there be an entirely new kind of college entrance 00:04:22
entirely new kind of college entrance 00:04:24
entirely new kind of college entrance examination in which instead of 00:04:24
examination in which instead of 00:04:27
examination in which instead of answering a lot of silly questions you 00:04:27
answering a lot of silly questions you 00:04:30
answering a lot of silly questions you write for about 20 pages on your idea of 00:04:30
write for about 20 pages on your idea of 00:04:34
write for about 20 pages on your idea of paradise it can be any kind of paradise 00:04:34
paradise it can be any kind of paradise 00:04:38
paradise it can be any kind of paradise you want it can be very spiritual it can 00:04:38
you want it can be very spiritual it can 00:04:41
you want it can be very spiritual it can be very sensuous but spell it out what 00:04:41
be very sensuous but spell it out what 00:04:44
be very sensuous but spell it out what do you want to happen 00:04:44
do you want to happen 00:04:45
do you want to happen in life and then you will hand this 00:04:45
in life and then you will hand this 00:04:50
in life and then you will hand this thesis in to an assigned tutor on the 00:04:50
thesis in to an assigned tutor on the 00:04:53
thesis in to an assigned tutor on the faculty and he'll read it over and 00:04:53
faculty and he'll read it over and 00:04:58
faculty and he'll read it over and examine you closely as to whether this 00:04:58
examine you closely as to whether this 00:05:00
examine you closely as to whether this is what you really want 00:05:00
is what you really want 00:05:02
is what you really want do you realize for example what goes 00:05:02
do you realize for example what goes 00:05:05
do you realize for example what goes with the things you say you desire I 00:05:05
with the things you say you desire I 00:05:07
with the things you say you desire I mean for example you want to marry a 00:05:08
mean for example you want to marry a 00:05:11
mean for example you want to marry a certain kind of beautiful woman and you 00:05:11
certain kind of beautiful woman and you 00:05:14
certain kind of beautiful woman and you specify in your paper the 00:05:14
specify in your paper the 00:05:16
specify in your paper the characteristics 00:05:16
characteristics 00:05:17
characteristics she should have but says the tutor you 00:05:17
she should have but says the tutor you 00:05:21
she should have but says the tutor you said absolutely nothing about her mother 00:05:21
said absolutely nothing about her mother 00:05:23
said absolutely nothing about her mother and a mother because every girl goes 00:05:23
and a mother because every girl goes 00:05:27
and a mother because every girl goes with a mother I mean unless she's an 00:05:27
with a mother I mean unless she's an 00:05:30
with a mother I mean unless she's an orphan and you must also specify what 00:05:30
orphan and you must also specify what 00:05:33
orphan and you must also specify what kind of mother-in-law you want well then 00:05:33
kind of mother-in-law you want well then 00:05:37
kind of mother-in-law you want well then you have to stop and think about that 00:05:37
you have to stop and think about that 00:05:38
you have to stop and think about that and that's just an illustration of going 00:05:38
and that's just an illustration of going 00:05:41
and that's just an illustration of going into detail and being very careful about 00:05:41
into detail and being very careful about 00:05:44
into detail and being very careful about what you desire because it's a good 00:05:44
what you desire because it's a good 00:05:46
what you desire because it's a good saying be careful of what you desire you 00:05:46
saying be careful of what you desire you 00:05:48
saying be careful of what you desire you may get it so this is the problem of 00:05:48
may get it so this is the problem of 00:05:55
may get it so this is the problem of thinking out carefully where it is that 00:05:55
thinking out carefully where it is that 00:06:01
thinking out carefully where it is that you want to go now let's take the war in 00:06:01
you want to go now let's take the war in 00:06:04
you want to go now let's take the war in Vietnam which was supposed to be 00:06:04
Vietnam which was supposed to be 00:06:06
Vietnam which was supposed to be concluded what on earth was it all about 00:06:06
if we had gone with military pomp and 00:06:13
if we had gone with military pomp and 00:06:18
if we had gone with military pomp and might into Vietnam for the express 00:06:18
might into Vietnam for the express 00:06:20
might into Vietnam for the express purpose of conquering the country and 00:06:20
purpose of conquering the country and 00:06:22
purpose of conquering the country and possessing it and carrying off the women 00:06:22
possessing it and carrying off the women 00:06:24
possessing it and carrying off the women into captivity 00:06:24
into captivity 00:06:25
into captivity it would have been understandable but as 00:06:25
it would have been understandable but as 00:06:30
it would have been understandable but as it was it was waged for some absolutely 00:06:30
it was it was waged for some absolutely 00:06:34
it was it was waged for some absolutely abstract end namely the stoppage of an 00:06:34
abstract end namely the stoppage of an 00:06:40
abstract end namely the stoppage of an ideology called communism nobody knows 00:06:40
ideology called communism nobody knows 00:06:43
ideology called communism nobody knows what communism is nor do we know what 00:06:43
what communism is nor do we know what 00:06:47
what communism is nor do we know what capitalism is but we can fight endlessly 00:06:47
capitalism is but we can fight endlessly 00:06:51
capitalism is but we can fight endlessly on the supposition that there are good 00:06:51
on the supposition that there are good 00:06:52
on the supposition that there are good guys and bad guys 00:06:52
guys and bad guys 00:06:53
guys and bad guys and when we fight on that supposition 00:06:53
and when we fight on that supposition 00:06:57
and when we fight on that supposition there is no possibility of compromise or 00:06:57
there is no possibility of compromise or 00:07:00
there is no possibility of compromise or of gentlemen's agreement as there is 00:07:00
of gentlemen's agreement as there is 00:07:04
of gentlemen's agreement as there is honor among thieves we're all thieves 00:07:04
honor among thieves we're all thieves 00:07:07
honor among thieves we're all thieves let's face it there is a doctrine in the 00:07:07
let's face it there is a doctrine in the 00:07:15
let's face it there is a doctrine in the Jewish religion that when God created 00:07:15
Jewish religion that when God created 00:07:18
Jewish religion that when God created Adam he put into him a spirit which is 00:07:18
Adam he put into him a spirit which is 00:07:23
Adam he put into him a spirit which is called the yet Zahara and that means the 00:07:23
called the yet Zahara and that means the 00:07:26
called the yet Zahara and that means the wayward spirit or what I call the 00:07:26
wayward spirit or what I call the 00:07:30
wayward spirit or what I call the element of 00:07:30
element of 00:07:31
element of reducible rascality and that is in us 00:07:31
reducible rascality and that is in us 00:07:35
reducible rascality and that is in us all a little bit it's not the whole of 00:07:35
all a little bit it's not the whole of 00:07:41
all a little bit it's not the whole of us it's like just a pinch of salt in the 00:07:41
us it's like just a pinch of salt in the 00:07:44
us it's like just a pinch of salt in the stew and you don't want the whole stew 00:07:44
stew and you don't want the whole stew 00:07:48
stew and you don't want the whole stew to be sold but you have to have jars to 00:07:48
to be sold but you have to have jars to 00:07:51
to be sold but you have to have jars to touch of rascality to be human and i 00:07:51
touch of rascality to be human and i 00:07:57
touch of rascality to be human and i find it difficult to get along with 00:07:57
find it difficult to get along with 00:07:58
find it difficult to get along with people who don't know that they have it 00:07:58
people who don't know that they have it 00:08:01
people who don't know that they have it people who come on that they are all 00:08:01
people who come on that they are all 00:08:03
people who come on that they are all sincere all good all pure bore me to 00:08:03
sincere all good all pure bore me to 00:08:06
sincere all good all pure bore me to death and scare me as they they're 00:08:06
death and scare me as they they're 00:08:13
death and scare me as they they're unconscious of themselves and therefore 00:08:13
unconscious of themselves and therefore 00:08:15
unconscious of themselves and therefore they suddenly do terrible things without 00:08:15
they suddenly do terrible things without 00:08:18
they suddenly do terrible things without warning either to themselves or to 00:08:18
warning either to themselves or to 00:08:20
warning either to themselves or to others they make promises that they're 00:08:20
others they make promises that they're 00:08:23
others they make promises that they're never going to fulfill because they want 00:08:23
never going to fulfill because they want 00:08:25
never going to fulfill because they want to talk right and so if I do business 00:08:25
to talk right and so if I do business 00:08:31
to talk right and so if I do business with someone who is not really aware 00:08:31
with someone who is not really aware 00:08:35
with someone who is not really aware that he's a rascal I know he is 00:08:35
that he's a rascal I know he is 00:08:38
that he's a rascal I know he is impossible to do business with he'll 00:08:38
impossible to do business with he'll 00:08:42
impossible to do business with he'll suddenly cheat me completely but if I'm 00:08:42
suddenly cheat me completely but if I'm 00:08:46
suddenly cheat me completely but if I'm aware that he's a bit of a shyster I 00:08:46
aware that he's a bit of a shyster I 00:08:49
aware that he's a bit of a shyster I feel comfortable and I let him know that 00:08:49
feel comfortable and I let him know that 00:08:54
feel comfortable and I let him know that I am too 00:08:54
I am too 00:08:55
I am too then we're human they're making let our 00:08:55
then we're human they're making let our 00:08:58
then we're human they're making let our hair down then we can say look let's 00:08:58
hair down then we can say look let's 00:09:02
hair down then we can say look let's work this out as I said this is what I 00:09:02
work this out as I said this is what I 00:09:05
work this out as I said this is what I want and I know what you want and if we 00:09:05
want and I know what you want and if we 00:09:11
want and I know what you want and if we can get that clear we can work out a 00:09:11
can get that clear we can work out a 00:09:14
can get that clear we can work out a reasonable agreement we can compromise 00:09:14
reasonable agreement we can compromise 00:09:19
reasonable agreement we can compromise we have a little play of give-and-take 00:09:19
we have a little play of give-and-take 00:09:24
we have a little play of give-and-take but if you don't have that you're 00:09:24
but if you don't have that you're 00:09:27
but if you don't have that you're absolutely snarled now look at it this 00:09:27
absolutely snarled now look at it this 00:09:29
absolutely snarled now look at it this way you can't operate business nowadays 00:09:29
way you can't operate business nowadays 00:09:35
way you can't operate business nowadays without a whole team of lawyers 00:09:35
and what is the function of lawyers 00:09:41
and what is the function of lawyers 00:09:44
and what is the function of lawyers there to write down the rules of the 00:09:44
there to write down the rules of the 00:09:46
there to write down the rules of the game so that we have what is called the 00:09:46
game so that we have what is called the 00:09:51
game so that we have what is called the rule of law a lot of people talk today 00:09:51
rule of law a lot of people talk today 00:09:54
rule of law a lot of people talk today about law and order and how it's got to 00:09:54
about law and order and how it's got to 00:10:00
about law and order and how it's got to be upheld now what does that actually 00:10:00
be upheld now what does that actually 00:10:06
be upheld now what does that actually mean it means that all organizations 00:10:06
mean it means that all organizations 00:10:13
mean it means that all organizations business corporations bureaucratic 00:10:13
business corporations bureaucratic 00:10:16
business corporations bureaucratic government corporations even churches 00:10:16
government corporations even churches 00:10:20
government corporations even churches are going by the book they are operating 00:10:20
are going by the book they are operating 00:10:27
are going by the book they are operating according to a manual and in many 00:10:27
according to a manual and in many 00:10:31
according to a manual and in many corporations individuals have constantly 00:10:31
corporations individuals have constantly 00:10:35
corporations individuals have constantly to consult some sort of manual to know 00:10:35
to consult some sort of manual to know 00:10:38
to consult some sort of manual to know what they should do instead of using 00:10:38
what they should do instead of using 00:10:40
what they should do instead of using their own good sense this doesn't work 00:10:40
their own good sense this doesn't work 00:10:47
their own good sense this doesn't work it means that an organization is 00:10:47
it means that an organization is 00:10:50
it means that an organization is entirely different from an organism you 00:10:50
entirely different from an organism you 00:10:54
entirely different from an organism you each one of you are an organism a very 00:10:54
each one of you are an organism a very 00:10:58
each one of you are an organism a very very complicated organism which your 00:10:58
very complicated organism which your 00:11:03
very complicated organism which your nervous system facilitates let's use 00:11:03
nervous system facilitates let's use 00:11:09
nervous system facilitates let's use that nasty word and you don't know how 00:11:09
that nasty word and you don't know how 00:11:14
that nasty word and you don't know how you do it you couldn't begin to describe 00:11:14
you do it you couldn't begin to describe 00:11:18
you do it you couldn't begin to describe how your nervous system works and even 00:11:18
how your nervous system works and even 00:11:23
how your nervous system works and even neurologists don't know how it works and 00:11:23
neurologists don't know how it works and 00:11:27
neurologists don't know how it works and yet it works reasonably well because 00:11:27
yet it works reasonably well because 00:11:33
yet it works reasonably well because your brain can handle an unknown number 00:11:33
your brain can handle an unknown number 00:11:37
your brain can handle an unknown number of variables a variable is any 00:11:37
of variables a variable is any 00:11:45
of variables a variable is any identifiable process such as breathing 00:11:45
identifiable process such as breathing 00:11:48
identifiable process such as breathing such as the circulation of the blood 00:11:48
such as the circulation of the blood 00:11:50
such as the circulation of the blood such as the secretions of the glands 00:11:50
such as the secretions of the glands 00:11:54
such as the secretions of the glands such as the digestive system and so on 00:11:54
such as the digestive system and so on 00:11:57
such as the digestive system and so on and so on 00:11:57
and so on 00:11:59
and so on now you operate those all day without 00:11:59
now you operate those all day without 00:12:03
now you operate those all day without knowing how you do it there are no 00:12:03
knowing how you do it there are no 00:12:09
knowing how you do it there are no there's no book of rules according to 00:12:09
there's no book of rules according to 00:12:11
there's no book of rules according to which you do this so in the same way if 00:12:11
which you do this so in the same way if 00:12:17
which you do this so in the same way if a corporation is to be a true organism 00:12:17
a corporation is to be a true organism 00:12:21
a corporation is to be a true organism as distinct from an organization it must 00:12:21
as distinct from an organization it must 00:12:24
as distinct from an organization it must be based on the principle of mutual 00:12:24
be based on the principle of mutual 00:12:26
be based on the principle of mutual trust and not on law because if you 00:12:26
trust and not on law because if you 00:12:36
trust and not on law because if you can't trust other people you cannot have 00:12:36
can't trust other people you cannot have 00:12:39
can't trust other people you cannot have a community not even a corporation 00:12:39
it's risky very risky to trust other 00:12:50
it's risky very risky to trust other 00:12:53
it's risky very risky to trust other people because they may let you down but 00:12:53
people because they may let you down but 00:12:59
people because they may let you down but on the whole if you do trust them the 00:12:59
on the whole if you do trust them the 00:13:03
on the whole if you do trust them the chances are perhaps what 6240 maybe a 00:13:03
chances are perhaps what 6240 maybe a 00:13:10
chances are perhaps what 6240 maybe a little more maybe 75 to 25 that the 00:13:10
little more maybe 75 to 25 that the 00:13:15
little more maybe 75 to 25 that the system will work simply because they are 00:13:15
system will work simply because they are 00:13:19
system will work simply because they are trusted and as soon as you've got a 00:13:19
trusted and as soon as you've got a 00:13:24
trusted and as soon as you've got a system where for example in a 00:13:24
system where for example in a 00:13:26
system where for example in a supermarket there are mirrors all over 00:13:26
supermarket there are mirrors all over 00:13:30
supermarket there are mirrors all over the place 00:13:30
the place 00:13:31
the place TV cameras watching everything all kinds 00:13:31
TV cameras watching everything all kinds 00:13:34
TV cameras watching everything all kinds of checks on the cashiers that they 00:13:34
of checks on the cashiers that they 00:13:36
of checks on the cashiers that they won't sneak off with something you've 00:13:36
won't sneak off with something you've 00:13:40
won't sneak off with something you've got a system that increasingly won't 00:13:40
got a system that increasingly won't 00:13:41
got a system that increasingly won't work because nobody will want to work 00:13:41
work because nobody will want to work 00:13:45
work because nobody will want to work there one of the major reasons for 00:13:45
there one of the major reasons for 00:13:48
there one of the major reasons for Hippias and dropouts is that human 00:13:48
Hippias and dropouts is that human 00:13:52
Hippias and dropouts is that human beings don't want to work under 00:13:52
beings don't want to work under 00:13:54
beings don't want to work under conditions like that because there are 00:13:54
conditions like that because there are 00:13:57
conditions like that because there are mechanical conditions and the mechanism 00:13:57
mechanical conditions and the mechanism 00:14:01
mechanical conditions and the mechanism is quite distinct from the organism 00:14:01
is quite distinct from the organism 00:14:04
is quite distinct from the organism because the mechanism is arranged on 00:14:04
because the mechanism is arranged on 00:14:07
because the mechanism is arranged on linear plans the book whereas the 00:14:07
linear plans the book whereas the 00:14:11
linear plans the book whereas the organism transcends that we don't know 00:14:11
organism transcends that we don't know 00:14:14
organism transcends that we don't know how that means we can't write down how 00:14:14
how that means we can't write down how 00:14:19
how that means we can't write down how because it's more complicated than any 00:14:19
because it's more complicated than any 00:14:21
because it's more complicated than any form of writing can express now the 00:14:21
form of writing can express now the 00:14:29
form of writing can express now the computer speeds up linear calculation to 00:14:29
computer speeds up linear calculation to 00:14:36
computer speeds up linear calculation to a terrific extent but it still comes 00:14:36
a terrific extent but it still comes 00:14:41
a terrific extent but it still comes nowhere near the capacity of the human 00:14:41
nowhere near the capacity of the human 00:14:43
nowhere near the capacity of the human brain 00:14:43
and so this is something that has to be 00:14:49
and so this is something that has to be 00:14:54
and so this is something that has to be recognized as a principle now let me 00:14:54
recognized as a principle now let me 00:14:56
recognized as a principle now let me give another illustration of it every 00:14:56
give another illustration of it every 00:15:00
give another illustration of it every corporation employs a number of people 00:15:00
corporation employs a number of people 00:15:02
corporation employs a number of people in research 00:15:02
in research 00:15:04
in research let's take IBM they have a huge Center 00:15:04
let's take IBM they have a huge Center 00:15:09
let's take IBM they have a huge Center down near San Jose where they have a 00:15:09
down near San Jose where they have a 00:15:12
down near San Jose where they have a research staff and one of the first 00:15:12
research staff and one of the first 00:15:17
research staff and one of the first things they had to recognize is that you 00:15:17
things they had to recognize is that you 00:15:20
things they had to recognize is that you can't put creative research people under 00:15:20
can't put creative research people under 00:15:24
can't put creative research people under the clock you've got to trust creative 00:15:24
the clock you've got to trust creative 00:15:30
the clock you've got to trust creative research people to fool around to sit 00:15:30
research people to fool around to sit 00:15:35
research people to fool around to sit about drink coffee or maybe whiskey and 00:15:35
about drink coffee or maybe whiskey and 00:15:40
about drink coffee or maybe whiskey and scratch their heads and look at 00:15:40
scratch their heads and look at 00:15:42
scratch their heads and look at blackboards and play and then suddenly 00:15:42
blackboards and play and then suddenly 00:15:47
blackboards and play and then suddenly Zingo some interesting result will occur 00:15:47
Zingo some interesting result will occur 00:15:51
Zingo some interesting result will occur but if you make some punch clocks and if 00:15:51
but if you make some punch clocks and if 00:15:54
but if you make some punch clocks and if you say these are the things that you've 00:15:54
you say these are the things that you've 00:15:56
you say these are the things that you've got to discover it won't work so the 00:15:56
got to discover it won't work so the 00:16:03
got to discover it won't work so the corporation has to make an act of faith 00:16:03
corporation has to make an act of faith 00:16:05
corporation has to make an act of faith in its research personnel it has to say 00:16:05
in its research personnel it has to say 00:16:08
in its research personnel it has to say we recognize you having made an amazing 00:16:08
we recognize you having made an amazing 00:16:11
we recognize you having made an amazing gift called brains we don't know what 00:16:11
gift called brains we don't know what 00:16:14
gift called brains we don't know what these are but it seems that in the past 00:16:14
these are but it seems that in the past 00:16:16
these are but it seems that in the past you've been fruitful and so we're going 00:16:16
you've been fruitful and so we're going 00:16:19
you've been fruitful and so we're going to employ you to do your thing whatever 00:16:19
to employ you to do your thing whatever 00:16:20
to employ you to do your thing whatever that happens to be and we'll make an act 00:16:20
that happens to be and we'll make an act 00:16:24
that happens to be and we'll make an act of faith in you and invariably if they 00:16:24
of faith in you and invariably if they 00:16:27
of faith in you and invariably if they make that act of faith it won't work 00:16:27
make that act of faith it won't work 00:16:29
make that act of faith it won't work some fantastic idea will come out not 00:16:29
some fantastic idea will come out not 00:16:33
some fantastic idea will come out not perhaps the idea you expected in fact it 00:16:33
perhaps the idea you expected in fact it 00:16:36
perhaps the idea you expected in fact it may not even apply to your particular 00:16:36
may not even apply to your particular 00:16:38
may not even apply to your particular business but you could always sell it to 00:16:38
business but you could always sell it to 00:16:41
business but you could always sell it to somebody else now then let me go that 00:16:41
somebody else now then let me go that 00:16:46
somebody else now then let me go that this is an fundamental principle if 00:16:46
this is an fundamental principle if 00:16:49
this is an fundamental principle if there cannot be community there cannot 00:16:49
there cannot be community there cannot 00:16:51
there cannot be community there cannot be cooperation and therefore there 00:16:51
be cooperation and therefore there 00:16:53
be cooperation and therefore there cannot be commerce which really broken 00:16:53
cannot be commerce which really broken 00:16:56
cannot be commerce which really broken down means being merciful to each other 00:16:57
down means being merciful to each other 00:16:59
down means being merciful to each other there cannot be commerce without mutual 00:16:59
there cannot be commerce without mutual 00:17:02
there cannot be commerce without mutual trial 00:17:02
trial 00:17:03
trial I mean they're even insurance companies 00:17:03
I mean they're even insurance companies 00:17:07
I mean they're even insurance companies called mutual trust but it just can't 00:17:07
called mutual trust but it just can't 00:17:14
called mutual trust but it just can't happen the society at the moment is 00:17:14
happen the society at the moment is 00:17:18
happen the society at the moment is mutual mistrust and therefore it becomes 00:17:18
mutual mistrust and therefore it becomes 00:17:22
mutual mistrust and therefore it becomes increasingly difficult to do anything 00:17:22
increasingly difficult to do anything 00:17:26
increasingly difficult to do anything business is inhibited by the lack of 00:17:26
business is inhibited by the lack of 00:17:29
business is inhibited by the lack of free enterprise well that sounds very 00:17:29
free enterprise well that sounds very 00:17:34
free enterprise well that sounds very right-wing but actually fascist States 00:17:34
right-wing but actually fascist States 00:17:38
right-wing but actually fascist States corporate States totalitarian states are 00:17:38
corporate States totalitarian states are 00:17:41
corporate States totalitarian states are utterly against free enterprise so let's 00:17:41
utterly against free enterprise so let's 00:17:48
utterly against free enterprise so let's push this a little further sin Paul said 00:17:48
push this a little further sin Paul said 00:17:55
push this a little further sin Paul said that the labourer is worthy of his hire 00:17:55
that the labourer is worthy of his hire 00:17:57
that the labourer is worthy of his hire and I as a philosopher mere philosopher 00:17:57
no dealing in higher things always 00:18:05
no dealing in higher things always 00:18:09
no dealing in higher things always insists that I be paid for my work and I 00:18:09
insists that I be paid for my work and I 00:18:14
insists that I be paid for my work and I get the highest fee I can get and people 00:18:14
get the highest fee I can get and people 00:18:19
get the highest fee I can get and people say well you're just out for money 00:18:19
say well you're just out for money 00:18:20
say well you're just out for money I say that's none of your business 00:18:20
because I give most of it away my own 00:18:25
because I give most of it away my own 00:18:30
because I give most of it away my own needs being extremely simple although I 00:18:30
needs being extremely simple although I 00:18:34
needs being extremely simple although I enjoy good food I don't even own a 00:18:34
enjoy good food I don't even own a 00:18:38
enjoy good food I don't even own a television set and you know it's a very 00:18:38
television set and you know it's a very 00:18:44
television set and you know it's a very simple life but I've got enough and 00:18:44
simple life but I've got enough and 00:18:46
simple life but I've got enough and enough is as good as a feast you see a 00:18:46
enough is as good as a feast you see a 00:18:50
enough is as good as a feast you see a lot of people don't feel happy unless 00:18:50
lot of people don't feel happy unless 00:18:52
lot of people don't feel happy unless they have another thing beyond money 00:18:52
they have another thing beyond money 00:18:54
they have another thing beyond money which is called status and status to a 00:18:54
which is called status and status to a 00:18:59
which is called status and status to a very large extent in our economy 00:18:59
very large extent in our economy 00:19:01
very large extent in our economy consists in conspicuous consumption in 00:19:01
consists in conspicuous consumption in 00:19:06
consists in conspicuous consumption in having this thing and that thing and the 00:19:06
having this thing and that thing and the 00:19:08
having this thing and that thing and the other thing and having a swimming pool a 00:19:09
other thing and having a swimming pool a 00:19:12
other thing and having a swimming pool a Ferrari certain kind of clothes 00:19:12
Ferrari certain kind of clothes 00:19:16
Ferrari certain kind of clothes and certain kind of house with an 00:19:16
and certain kind of house with an 00:19:18
and certain kind of house with an enormous ranch-style picture window and 00:19:18
enormous ranch-style picture window and 00:19:20
enormous ranch-style picture window and so on and so on and so on and we think 00:19:20
so on and so on and so on and we think 00:19:23
so on and so on and so on and we think we need all that because we've been 00:19:23
we need all that because we've been 00:19:26
we need all that because we've been persuaded by a certain kind of 00:19:26
persuaded by a certain kind of 00:19:27
persuaded by a certain kind of propaganda that that's how we ought to 00:19:27
propaganda that that's how we ought to 00:19:30
propaganda that that's how we ought to live because we haven't asked ourselves 00:19:30
live because we haven't asked ourselves 00:19:34
live because we haven't asked ourselves whether that was what we really wanted 00:19:34
whether that was what we really wanted 00:19:37
whether that was what we really wanted in other words we've been propagandized 00:19:37
in other words we've been propagandized 00:19:40
in other words we've been propagandized into thinking what we wanted I remember 00:19:40
into thinking what we wanted I remember 00:19:43
into thinking what we wanted I remember my daughter when she was in high school 00:19:43
my daughter when she was in high school 00:19:44
my daughter when she was in high school number one daughter who has now become 00:19:44
number one daughter who has now become 00:19:46
number one daughter who has now become very sensible insisted that she had to 00:19:46
very sensible insisted that she had to 00:19:52
very sensible insisted that she had to have a certain number of cashmere 00:19:52
have a certain number of cashmere 00:19:54
have a certain number of cashmere sweaters in those days I couldn't afford 00:19:54
sweaters in those days I couldn't afford 00:19:58
sweaters in those days I couldn't afford them I said my dear do you really want 00:19:58
them I said my dear do you really want 00:20:02
them I said my dear do you really want these or is it just that you've been 00:20:02
these or is it just that you've been 00:20:08
these or is it just that you've been reading ads in the magazine or listening 00:20:08
reading ads in the magazine or listening 00:20:11
reading ads in the magazine or listening to the other children because you see 00:20:11
to the other children because you see 00:20:13
to the other children because you see schools of places where you send your 00:20:13
schools of places where you send your 00:20:15
schools of places where you send your child to be brought up by other children 00:20:15
child to be brought up by other children 00:20:17
child to be brought up by other children and therefore they get a kind of lowest 00:20:17
and therefore they get a kind of lowest 00:20:21
and therefore they get a kind of lowest common denominator of culture they all 00:20:21
common denominator of culture they all 00:20:26
common denominator of culture they all think they got to have this they gotta 00:20:26
think they got to have this they gotta 00:20:28
think they got to have this they gotta have that and they don't really want it 00:20:28
have that and they don't really want it 00:20:33
have that and they don't really want it if they sat back and considered do I 00:20:33
if they sat back and considered do I 00:20:36
if they sat back and considered do I need all that is this trip really 00:20:36
need all that is this trip really 00:20:38
need all that is this trip really necessary they would come to the 00:20:38
necessary they would come to the 00:20:42
necessary they would come to the conclusion that it wasn't and that would 00:20:42
conclusion that it wasn't and that would 00:20:45
conclusion that it wasn't and that would be very important because they would 00:20:45
be very important because they would 00:20:47
be very important because they would save energy you all know of course that 00:20:47
save energy you all know of course that 00:20:50
save energy you all know of course that we are nearing an energy crisis that 00:20:50
we are nearing an energy crisis that 00:20:53
we are nearing an energy crisis that there is not enough physical energy 00:20:53
there is not enough physical energy 00:20:56
there is not enough physical energy going to be available for all the things 00:20:56
going to be available for all the things 00:20:58
going to be available for all the things we think we're supposed to do to go 00:20:58
we think we're supposed to do to go 00:21:00
we think we're supposed to do to go rushing around and so on so we need to 00:21:00
rushing around and so on so we need to 00:21:07
rushing around and so on so we need to take towards commerce a more relaxed 00:21:07
take towards commerce a more relaxed 00:21:11