- Philosophically, I believe that the 'status quo' is marked by greed and self-pride and that these are the very things that prevent so many good developments, both personally and commercially, in our world. With respect to business, particularly regarding information technology, I can only imagine the progress we could have made in the areas of space exploration, software development, etc. if we would only have worked together as a race, sharing all available data in an open-source-like style. I wonder if we, as a race, will look back from the future and realize how foolish we were for stunting our growth and development for the sake of financial gain. In the short-term, we already know how hazardous that can be - to our health and in many other ways. I welcome your thoughts and opinions!