Comments on: PoP Inauguration Photo Contest

By: Oregonian

Oregonian — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:11:01 +0000

“It’s Still. Wake Capitalism Up!”

By: Herb

Herb — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:10:16 +0000

Oh so this isn’t a contest to caption these photos? Bummer…and I spent 2 whole minutes working on “The wet t-shirt contest at the Federal Reserve’s Inaugural Ball was a really bad idea.”

I really need to read the entire post instead of just enlarging the pictures.

By: reuben

reuben — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:00:16 +0000

I know most of you are fine with “the program”, and I respect that. Nothing I truly embrace (jazz, poetry, among other things) is a mass market sort of thing. Having said that, this photo makes me feel less alone.

By: NAB

NAB — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:32:04 +0000

woops, should read “show me any place populated with humans…”

By: Prince Of Petworth

Prince Of Petworth — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:18:35 +0000

If you use flickr you can tag your photos with PoPObamaWeekContest

By: springroadintoaction

springroadintoaction — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:15:59 +0000

May I recommend a common (and unique) tag for all flickr entries? I’d love to see everybody’s photos. Maybe a tag like PoPphotocontest?

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:08:59 +0000

To semi-hijack an inauguration photography contest thread, Fotoweek is holding their own — winners get their work in the Newseum, in a limited edition book, and can win big cash prizes.

Who says you can’t enter both: http://fotoweekdccontest.org/

By: NAB

NAB — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:03:53 +0000

So, let me take a stab at interpreting this:

Any place populated with humans that’s 100% devoid of anything resembling capitalism. People will need stuff, they will trade to get it. People will have a problem finding a double coincidence of wants so they’ll create money. Some may begin to accumulate more money than necessary so they’ll save it and lend it with hopes they’ll get a bit more of it for when they might need it later. And then what do you have?

Yes, reallocate, regulate it ’til kingdom come but it’s still capitalism. Wake up.