User:Grrrreat/research/notes-20-05-12-2

"There are some interesting lessons here. First is that in the marketplace both commodities (porn and toilet paper) are connected to commonplace activities involving human private parts. "

Commodity trading. just like McDonalds. Chicken McNuggets and the (for Europe) German-only McRib Sandwich are comparable to the porn-magazines and the toilet paper.

"What nation was the source of the wealth was unimportant, what nation was the final market was irrelevant, what marketable product was produced was insignificant — the only thing that mattered was that capital could be more efficiently expanded."

If a company is big enough it seems to be all about going with and gaining from the global flow of capital.

Also interesting is the perspective on Richard Florida's perspective on the creative class.

"The appeal was obvious: for politicians it meant adding low cost amenities such as bike lanes, more trees, flower-filled traffic dividers, farmer’s markets, summer music and art festivities, etc. rather than adequately funding city schools, making major infrastructure improvements such as roads and public transport, and improved housing for the lowest income citizens. "

Lowest income citizens or no-income citizens may be people of whom the state and its economy do not profit so much, while they definitely do from the creative class which is basically ready to put itself by free will into a precarious life-situation while still going on working hours above average.