lordfoom

It may not be a logically valid argument - Kannehman could be wrong, despite being an authority - but it doesn't seem reasonable to dismiss the claims of a domain expert who has demonstrated a great depth of knowledge, including empirical studies to support his view points.

Heh, I'd actually love to read syntax highlighted English :) To each their own.

I live in South Africa, which is currently renegotiating or terminating all such treaties because we've discovered first hand that it allows corporations to evade or set government policy.

Just because it isn't new doesn't mean we should shrug and accept it.

I'd argue we're "supposed to" maintain lifelong friendships, as we used to do before we were so geographically mobile. Folks used to grow up and live their entire lives in a small area and know everyone there.

What weight you give this depends on your definition of "supposed to", I suppose; personally, it's been greatly rewarding for me to maintain my friendships, some of which are almost as old as I am.