I think this is how philosophy has been for the last 2000 years...
Ask HN: Who else sick of “Rich” people teaching moral/life philosophy?
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#12I have got a question for you instead...
What do you call someone who criticizes/mistreats an entire class of people, because there are some bad apples?
Disclaimer: I do not belong to the class being referred to.
Re: Ask HN: Who else sick of “Rich” people teaching moral/life philosophy?
#13This won't stop. Rich people telling others how to live their lives has been going on for a loong time and there are many incentives for them to continue. Including tax loopholes..and you know how they feel about that.
> Rich people telling others how to live their lives has been going on for a loong time
Sigh,
The Taliban aren't rich but they specialise in telling people how to live their lives.
At gunpoint.
Re: Ask HN: Who else sick of “Rich” people teaching moral/life philosophy?
#14What does the word "teaching" mean in the context of this post?
Writing blog posts?
If you want to learn about moral/life philosophy, then there are some great free courses on Coursera
https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being
https://www.coursera.org/learn/moralities
https://www.coursera.org/learn/moral-politics
If someone else wants to read Paul Graham's blog I do not see the issue...
Re: Ask HN: Who else sick of “Rich” people teaching moral/life philosophy?
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#16I'm only mildly annoyed when 20 something kids with huge amounts of generational wealth feel like they've got deep insights. Look everyone has opinions and knowledge and I'm sure there is value to it. This behavior shouldn't surprise you... positions of power have always felt self importance and a desire to espouse their ideas either as a means to make their egos feel good or simply cast themselves in a positive light.
The good thing with the Internet is that there is so much out there...
Re: Ask HN: Who else sick of “Rich” people teaching moral/life philosophy?
#17I, mean, I get what you're talking about. But it's like complaining that most of the writings we have from antiquity were written by the landed aristocracy class. Aurelius's Meditations was, after all, also written by a decidedly rich guy -- the emperor of the known world. Certainly a bit biased there. But they were the only people with the time, and with the access to the resources and labour, to propagate their ide…
> But they were the only people with the time, and with the access to the resources and labour, to propagate their ideas in multiple copies.
Marcus Aurelius didn't publish the book, the book contains thoughts he wrote to himself without any intent to make them public.
Re: Ask HN: Who else sick of “Rich” people teaching moral/life philosophy?
#18I have got a question for you instead... What do you call someone who criticizes/mistreats an entire class of people, because there are some bad apples? Disclaimer: I do not belong to the class being referred to.
This comment adds little value... perhaps I should follow suit and ask what you call someone who posts such a comment
Re: Ask HN: Who else sick of “Rich” people teaching moral/life philosophy?
#19This won't stop. Rich people telling others how to live their lives has been going on for a loong time and there are many incentives for them to continue. Including tax loopholes..and you know how they feel about that.
It's more so power... which can come in many forms.
Re: Ask HN: Who else sick of “Rich” people teaching moral/life philosophy?
#20I have got a question for you instead... What do you call someone who criticizes/mistreats an entire class of people, because there are some bad apples? Disclaimer: I do not belong to the class being referred to.
What do you call someone who looks at a bushel of bad apples and thinks they're fine, except for the handful that are truly rotten, calling those few the bad ones?