Jesper Joergensen

Why is that a problem? It supports the campaign message perfectly: If you create ads like this, you might need a Mac, but everybody else are happy with their PC. - Jesper Joergensen

I had the exact same reaction to this article. - Mark Radigan

Interesting. I have two things to say to this: 1) A lot will change even without government regulation. This mess will (likely/hopefully) change American's appetite for reckless spending for some time (not forever). 2) I think we should be talking much more about a collapse in the moral fabric of Americans as the reason behind this mess than lack of government oversight. If you borrow money more money than you think you can repay just because your neighbor did it and your banker says it's ok, then you have a problem. If you don't think you understand the consequences, then you probably shouldn't be doing it (whether it's buying a house or investing in stock, etc.). Same this goes with the CEOs on Wall St. What happened to caution, prudence, healthy scepticism? What happened to going against the flock? These are simple human qualities that would have kept us out of this mess at so many levels (oh and that goes for the Bush administration too) - Jesper Joergensen

""Georgia is a sovereign nation, and its territorial integrity must be respected," Bush said". Sovereign just like Iraq? Or does US have a special permit to invade countries? Whether the Iraq war was a good or bad idea for America, Bush should realize that he's lost the moral high ground by waging it. - Jesper Joergensen via Bookmarklet

Another difference that the author doesn't mention is that the Japanese live an on-the-go lifestyle and they're not driving much. When at work, I think they still prefer to be on Mixi from their phone rather than work computer (to keep work separated). This is quite different from the American pattern. - Jesper Joergensen via Bookmarklet