Pit Schultz on Fri, 3 Dec 1999 20:26:49 +0100 (CET) |
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<nettime> attributes of a good e-citizen |
http://www.gmu.edu/jbc/fest/files/giersch.htm Attributes of Civic Morality by A responsible economic citizen is or should be ivil and honest; cultivated and sophisticated; loyal, obeying the rules and the law; disciplined and considerate; moderate; ethical; respectable; open and open-hearted; diligent; orderly; industrious; straightforward; reliable, punctual, if not punctilious; rationally calculating and therefore predictable; circumspect, faithful and caring; non-opportunistic in complying with contractual obligations; faithful to the customer and supplier; reliable in paying bills, solvent, ready to pay one's dues; creditworthy; enterprising, active, alert; courageous, strong-headed, ready to take up challenges; engaged, but not out of blind zeal; eager to compete, but without being spiteful; fair-minded; flexible, but not opportunistic, performance-oriented, but without gloating about his success; self-assured; self-interested but without narrow-minded greed; fraternal and compassionate out of an extended - self-interest; individualistic, but considering long-term interests of the small group; patriotic out of a community spirit; cosmopolitan, non-discriminating, universally humane; incorruptible; innovative, open to the future, eager to learn and acquire knowledge, curious; tolerant, insightful, not arrogant; modest, economical, a person of independent means, self-responsible and self-reliant; helpful, unobtrusive; decent, tactful, candid; well-mannered; self-critical; generous; sober, balanced; factual, competent, unemotional; adaptable, imaginative; honourable, respected, of exemplary behaviour wise; sincere. # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: majordomo@bbs.thing.net and "info nettime-l" in the msg body # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: nettime@bbs.thing.net