To answer the question asked in the blog assignment bluntly, money does in fact breed monsters. To bring that idea even farther, I think that capitalism breeds monsters. The chase for money for many people is the reason they work or go to school. This type of mentality plays a very big part in the creation of monsters in our present society. No one is unaffected by this trend, as the chase for money is able to bring out the worst in anyone regardless of their class.
For many, I think money is an allowance. By this I mean it is the sole thing that can enable them to have the life they want to live. With that being said, it doesn't seem so far fetched that people would be so willingly open to doing whatever it takes to achieve that money. Money breeds monsters. One of the simpler, if not the simplest cases of this is someone who is in need of money, or does not have the money that they think they should have. Some may play by the rules, but others turn to criminal activity; unlawful acts in pursuit of acquiring money. Unlawful in this sense can be synonymous with monstrous. The need/want for money from an underprivileged individual can lead them to do things that they would rather not do.
Another example of money creating monsters is the media. I bring this up because as I was watching the news the other day I noticed something. The story was in relation to the recent shooting at the Oregon university. The way the reporters handled the story and the way the reporting was actually done was not handled in a somber way. In fact it seemed that the reporters were excited to be reporting the tragic event and excited that they got to talk to the survivors that agreed to an interview. To me that is monstrous. The event should be handled somberly and respectfully, instead it was handled as another story that the media knew they could make money off of because they know that it is what people want to see. As stated in the blog assignment post, it just seemed like blatant disregard for the reality of the situation and just a way to make a quick buck.
For my last example I want to talk about the other side of the spectrum from my first example, being the want for money from people who already have enough. The most prominent example of this, to me at least, is the outsourcing of production to places overseas by American corporations. I am in constant disbelief that someone/some company would go that far to increase profits. I know I am not an actuary scientist or economist but I always wonder if it would really cause that much of a difference for a huge company to produce their product solely on American soil. I deem this act as monstrous because it is the disregard for the people who work to produce these goods. Conditions are usually terrible, though that may not be the case for all. Is that gamble of whether the conditions will be ok really worth the profit of not producing in America? This comes back to the original statement that money really does bread monsters. In this case the monstrous thought is the idea of hoping the product can be produced at a lower cost and not at a lower level of human life. The drive for money makes that gamble justifiable.
For many, I think money is an allowance. By this I mean it is the sole thing that can enable them to have the life they want to live. With that being said, it doesn't seem so far fetched that people would be so willingly open to doing whatever it takes to achieve that money. Money breeds monsters. One of the simpler, if not the simplest cases of this is someone who is in need of money, or does not have the money that they think they should have. Some may play by the rules, but others turn to criminal activity; unlawful acts in pursuit of acquiring money. Unlawful in this sense can be synonymous with monstrous. The need/want for money from an underprivileged individual can lead them to do things that they would rather not do.
Another example of money creating monsters is the media. I bring this up because as I was watching the news the other day I noticed something. The story was in relation to the recent shooting at the Oregon university. The way the reporters handled the story and the way the reporting was actually done was not handled in a somber way. In fact it seemed that the reporters were excited to be reporting the tragic event and excited that they got to talk to the survivors that agreed to an interview. To me that is monstrous. The event should be handled somberly and respectfully, instead it was handled as another story that the media knew they could make money off of because they know that it is what people want to see. As stated in the blog assignment post, it just seemed like blatant disregard for the reality of the situation and just a way to make a quick buck.
For my last example I want to talk about the other side of the spectrum from my first example, being the want for money from people who already have enough. The most prominent example of this, to me at least, is the outsourcing of production to places overseas by American corporations. I am in constant disbelief that someone/some company would go that far to increase profits. I know I am not an actuary scientist or economist but I always wonder if it would really cause that much of a difference for a huge company to produce their product solely on American soil. I deem this act as monstrous because it is the disregard for the people who work to produce these goods. Conditions are usually terrible, though that may not be the case for all. Is that gamble of whether the conditions will be ok really worth the profit of not producing in America? This comes back to the original statement that money really does bread monsters. In this case the monstrous thought is the idea of hoping the product can be produced at a lower cost and not at a lower level of human life. The drive for money makes that gamble justifiable.
Hey Alex,
ReplyDeleteExtraordinary,
I was shock how you said about the entrepreneurship, “capitalism breeds monsters- also on your introduction about chasing the money regardless of his class and bringing consequences to the criminal activity by the only objective that is farther the money and more precisely, the power. Not to mention, the unlawful therefore, generates the monster. Lastly, I would resembling the last sentence that you wrote and has a lot of power on your commentary that is approaching the mass production of gambling for the result of extensive money.
Moreover, I thing since the media started we could presume that from having an exclusive clip, or interview first than other companies it would cause more views and I know the monstrosity of your example at the University of Oregon. Sadly, the majority or perhaps, all the companies develop and extensive explanation of what really occur plus it’s hard to develop a mature explanation without expressing feeling. I not saying that you are wrong, it actually happens. Maybe with this example could reinforce what I am saying:
When I lived in Veracruz this happened like 7years ago, I realized that my grandparents had an accident that in the newspaper quote about “the accident of two citizens of Veracruz”; to me I believed on the source, but thank God my grandparents survived the accident, then I asked about what really happened and One of the president’s son of Veracruz was the responsible of that accident. From now own if I want to know something I always check from more than two sources.
Anyways, I hope you enjoy my comment.
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ReplyDeleteI really like the way that you interpret the capitalist monsters in term of an allowance. I think that it is such a crucial point to consider when we talk about money in the contemporary world, especially for the developing countries. Obviously, nobody can live without the needs of money. And some may say that it is unacceptable to break the rules to commit to criminal activities for the money. That is so true. However, if you ever fall into the situations that you have to give up your humanity in order to save yourself or your family, you will understand how money pushed somebody into the unlawful. I totally agree with what you pointed out that greedy people who always want to make more and more money without considering the others are really monstrous. But is it also right to just do justice to the people that are pushed into those situations?
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