tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109775657912393469.post2963433102879852385..comments2024-02-12T00:48:29.373-08:00Comments on The Physics of Poverty: From Subsistence to SuprasistenceTara Thiagarajanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02381494131533733589noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109775657912393469.post-28845461764447488362011-11-19T09:37:52.477-08:002011-11-19T09:37:52.477-08:00@Anonymous (Aug 17): Is it just attitude of the pe...@Anonymous (Aug 17): Is it just attitude of the people, or are there other (external) factors that influence this subsistence? If it just attitude, where and when did this attitude originate or develop? Does the state support this subsistence by it very inefficiency in providing the basic rights to its citizens?<br /><br />Is the healthcare system delivering? Is the education system delivering? Why are we discussing food security? Can we attribute this subsistence to the "accepted" mediocrity in the performance of the state and its machinery in delivering on its administrative mandate? Do we continue to take for granted that we are "entitled" to what we already have and more, at the pain of creating conflict for "limited" resources?<br /><br />Or ...<br /><br />Can we, as citizens, recognize that, like our own, every other citizen's life is the most valuable asset? Do we create structures that aim to transcend the external factors that have given rise to the attitude of not-so-smart communities, so that they can move from subsistence to existence to "suprasistence?"<br /><br />This is all the blogger is asking ... where a majority "suprasists" to create a lot more value; so that lives become more meaningful instead of "I was born to exist and die, and do nothing else."Philip's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117114778806250991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109775657912393469.post-73826184412727285042011-08-17T05:02:14.735-07:002011-08-17T05:02:14.735-07:00I would rather say it's more about the mindset...I would rather say it's more about the mindset <br />of the people. I would not even relate it to the education. I firmly believe if someone has got the right attitude, he will surely find a way to obtain the skill he needs.<br />Intelligence (not just number crunching ability, its over all, to judge one's own thought pattern etc) after all, is judged by its ability to solve the problems! Right? <br /><br />So the point I would like to make is, if a community is really smart, it will surely find a way to resolve basic issues (like food and shelter), and elevate itself to higher level of existence. But most part of our society has failed miserably there. I have no hesitation in concluding that there is something really and seriously wrong with the attitude of our people that is making them to suffer poverty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com