Wren Changes The World

Folks,

After replying to Wren's question on the listserv regarding royalties in the world of smokeless cigarette trade, it dawned on me how this is an example of the radical nature of small business.

Wren desires to introduce a smokeless cigarette in USA, which is no small thing. If she does, and thrives, then she is doing well while doing good.

At the same time, if there are perhaps 200 players in smokeless cigarettes worldwide, the fact that she has joined the game means she will help shape how the game is played.

Right now, she has potential market and they have supply, with the advantage to the suppliers, for now. As she gets more market, the advantage tips to Wren. As she gains advantage, she begins to propose conditions that will either be acceded too or not. The sensible conditions will be acceded to. She can impose nothing, so she has no real power, except if she proposes the good, the true or the beautiful, or any combination thereof, the mass of the other players will accede, and her influence will have mattered.

This is that paradoxical radical nature of small business. Wren has no power, but she is changing the world. Small business is the opposite of extremism, it is radical.

And it is why extremists such as the Taliban and USA politicians and such work so hard at limiting small business. They despise change that does not come thru themselves. Both the Taliban and USA politicians want bigger government, to impose their respective wills. Both ultimately resort to violence to effect what change they seek, Sadly, when they use force, they have only assured the world is the same oppressive place it has always been, no different when they decided they could make a difference in politics.

The only group making net-benefit change out there as far as I can tell, are teh entrpreneurs? Do you see anyone else? Medicine? Religion? Academia? Science? Who?

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