depressing article that outlines the impact of capitalism on a once great city. Detroit in Ruins on the side of the article there is a link to arty pics of some of the abandoned run down buildings.
That's what sucks about capitalism for the working class. A corporation makes a shitty product and you become obsolete because there are better ones coming from other countries. Crazy pics though. I bet it was surreal for those photographers walking through buildings that look like everyone just disappeared leaving all their shit behind.
Yet we spend 800 Billion dollars on a war. Not to mention all the money we send to Middle eastern countries. Go USA!
Not to sound like an ass but without America's oil supply the country will start to suffer economy wise. Once that happens things are realllllly going to change in the world. Its quite worrying because a vast amount of America will follow in Detroit's footsteps.
Damn I wish I was there for my last art project. It was a pain in the ass to take photos of derelict buildings around Toronto. Nearly got arrested T_T
The US has oil reserves that would last us 40 years. We don't need oil from other countries. They haven't been used because the government is waiting till all other world resources are exploited and we will have a monopoly on oil. It's called the end game.
Detroit has some of the grandest architecture (had, rather) in America. It breaks my heart to see it all in such a state.
I have to disagree - if a corp makes a shitty product you don't become obsolete, you just go work for a competitor that makes a better product. If all production gets moved to another country, in most cases you can easily switch to working on a different product that falls into your area of expertise (i.e. if you were assembling cars, you can switch to assembling trucks or tractors).
No, you become obsolete because the Corporation has put artificial barriers to enter the market (frivolous lawsuits, frivolous patents, etc ...), forbidding any kind of competition thus securing its cartel or monopoly. In relation to the automobile industry, check out the case of Preston Tucker. (Francis Ford Coppola also made a movie out this man's history, starring Jeff Bridges.) To even think that US entrepreneurs, technicians, engineers, investors cannot come up with products as good as any other country is a fucking joke. America is defeating itself with its obsessive catering to Corporations only. You'd better read this : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_reserves
I think Saffaya's dead on. When technology is held back because a company wants to maximize the income benefits of an existing technology - it's bad. Interesting read about the reserves. As of November there is 726.5 barrels stored. And it seems our current consumption level is 21 barrels per day. We would have to reduce our consumption to 0.05 of a barrel per day, or 420%, to make it last 40 years. And I'm not sure if that's even possible to begin with - I know one barrel of crude oil does not make anywhere close to one barrel of gasoline. Crude oil is distilled (separated) into its various components, including gasoline, fuel oil, kerosene, and other materials.
I think Doc meant underground estimated reserves rather than stockpiled crude. However, those underground oils are much more costly to extract (not to mention the ecological effects) so it makes sense to keep those for last resort only, such as war or a major catastrophic event.
I didn't mean the workers are obsolete. I ment the people who are buying the shitty product realize its obsolete. Was just saying its their fault that they failed. Not holding the companies up to standards allowed other countries to make a better product. The corporations held back their research because it would cost money and they failed. People in the US didn't have to buy shitty US cars for as long as they did, they just chose to support an inferior product which allowed the corporations to stay in their rut.
