tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254643313454550375.post1142449232546999214..comments2024-03-23T12:35:10.243+00:00Comments on The Hope Entomological Collections: The Elephant in the RoomEntomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03520308086380673135noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254643313454550375.post-28476697591082875792012-11-20T13:20:47.190+00:002012-11-20T13:20:47.190+00:00It is disgusting that the Billionaires of the worl...It is disgusting that the Billionaires of the world will still shell out an (affordable) fortune for a dusty old painting in order to show how cultured they are (or to ameliorate the guilt that they feel for having exploited the rest of the world through arms dealing or social and economic fragmentation and environmental 'rape' in the name of the markets) but will not fund the essential care of the collections that underpin our understanding of life on earth. Society needs a shift in morality where philanthropy is not merely a reflection of what is wrong with society (e.g. conspicuous consumption) but an attempt to be part of the solution to fixing environmental problems (e.g. funding the curation of valuable environmental data). <br />Yours<br />TitanusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com