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sneak wrote: post #153
js2 wrote: post #141

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Ethical and moral are synonyms. I don't understand the difference you're trying to draw. Definition of ethical 1 : of or relating to ethics // ethical theories 2 : involving or expressing moral approval or disapproval // ethical judgments 3 : conforming to accepted standards of conduct // ethical behavior Definition of moral (Entry 1 of 2) 1a : of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior : ETHICAL //…

This is absolutely not correct. Morals are subjective, whereas ethics is a field of study that exists specifically to provide objective frameworks.

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Post by rsync »

sjtindell wrote: post #24
aeturnum wrote: post #9

This is a sad reminder of the masses of invisible labor (unpaid and paid) that hold up our world. Social scientists have been studying how labor becomes visible (or invisible) for a while without finding obvious solutions to "the situation." How can we build a world where an infinite procession specialists like Roy can get the care they need and also find and train successors in their important work? Not just because…

Just in my personal opinion, things like a UBI move us towards that world. It wound allow people flexibility.

"Just in my personal opinion, things like a UBI move us towards that world. It wound allow people flexibility."

I don't have any well formed opinions about UBI and I believe myself to be open-minded about it.

I do, however, think that GSE/WSB is going to push it back outside the overton window.

Nobody in power - across the broad political spectrum, from Feinstein to McConnell and everyone in between - is going to sign us up for more of that.

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Post by di4na »

jimkleiber wrote: post #119
wslack wrote: post #94

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Nadia Eghbal's work and writing about this subject was eye opening for me.

I heard her on a podcast[1] talking about her book Work in Public[2] and loved it, is that the work and writing you're referencing? If not, are there other pieces you'd recommend? [1]: https://a16z.com/2020/08/01/working-in-public-communities-op... [2]: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578675862/

Her first big piece on this was https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/learning/research-report... which i still find better than the book at making the point.

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Post by path411 »

trav4225 wrote: post #151
path411 wrote: post #128

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Sadly I think the people who are against UBI now, really don't care about anything like that. If someone is so devoid of empathy that they don't want to provide such a basic financial safety net for people in their own country from living in homelessness/poverty, I don't think they really care about paying people who's work they've used unknowingly.

I'm pretty sure that most opposition to UBI has little to do with lack of empathy, but rather with practical economic reasoning and general beliefs about the role of government in society.

Maybe I'm just too indoctrinated by reddit at this point, but someone would really have to give me a lot of real world evidence counter to not only the examples where UBI and other programs targeted towards the poor have benefited the economy. But even just to counter the pretty basic logic that more productive members of society helps the economy, and more money in the hands of people spending money, not hoarding money, means a better economy.

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Post by bavell »

ianbutler wrote: post #125
einpoklum wrote: post #51

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> I worked my ass off to reach financial independence This is a false pursuit, and in a sense a vacuous statement. You are never independent of society around you. You are in constant need of others doing that invisible and visible labor - in production and in services - to maintain your way of life. It's only with Capitalism being the way it is that you need to "work your ass off" to not be financially dependent on…

Not really capitalism's fault. Regulatory capture, weak laws that let that happen, government corruption, lobbying laws and other things are more to blame. The USA was still a capitalist society when the American dream was alive and well with a thriving middle class. Meanwhile nations with planned economies, abolished land ownership and worker owned means of production were starving and seeing general iniquity. Now t…

Completely agreed. I see too many people jumping on the "Capitalism is the root of all evil" bandwagon too easily without critical thought. Like you, I see our current problems arising due to the usual historical culprits of corruption and shifting balance of power within a system of government. All systems of government are subject to these forces and while it's true our current system is clogged with crap, it's not capitalism we should be blaming.

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path411 wrote: post #128
4ec0755f5522 wrote: post #110

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I wonder if UBI could be marketed politically in this way, e.g. "Finally paying for all the things you've already been using" or "Finally paying for the free labor you've based your life on" etc. type of messaging. I mean, it should be less guilt-y of course (I'm not in marketing) and somehow capture it's _society_ finally paying for the things generated by free/underpaid labor, not individual citizens, and not imply…

Sadly I think the people who are against UBI now, really don't care about anything like that. If someone is so devoid of empathy that they don't want to provide such a basic financial safety net for people in their own country from living in homelessness/poverty, I don't think they really care about paying people who's work they've used unknowingly.

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path411 wrote: post #164
trav4225 wrote: post #151

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I'm pretty sure that most opposition to UBI has little to do with lack of empathy, but rather with practical economic reasoning and general beliefs about the role of government in society.

Maybe I'm just too indoctrinated by reddit at this point, but someone would really have to give me a lot of real world evidence counter to not only the examples where UBI and other programs targeted towards the poor have benefited the economy. But even just to counter the pretty basic logic that more productive members of society helps the economy, and more money in the hands of people spending money, not hoarding mo…

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Post by michaelmrose »

fastball wrote: post #155
michaelmrose wrote: post #147

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We create a lot of the scarcity that exists in the states not so we can spend more on enriching society but so we can enrich a minority at the expense of society. Your argument is only sound in the hypothetical case.

My argument is "we don't live in a post-scarcity society, not even close". This is objectively true. There is nothing hypothetical about it.

We are objectively wealthy enough that everyone could have a place to live, enough food to eat, free medical care even to the point of expensive cancer treatment, free education if so much of our resources weren't directed towards enriching so few without sacrificing essential items.

Even calculations about what is and isn't a reasonable expenditure are inherently polluted with the presumption that the current cost structure is an immutable condition as opposed to being the result of a system designed by the worlds dumbest,greediest,least worthy democracy to ever exist.

To clarify what I'm trying to say is that because of the nature of physics warmth which is to say energy is a scarce quantity and will always be so but in the context of making sure everyone is warm its almost always very simple there actually IS enough to go around despite it being scarce. The same thing is true of food.

We cannot afford infinite degrees of effort per patient but what we can afford is more than what most would consider sufficient.

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de6u99er wrote: post #152
rasengan wrote: post #65

Dear Roy, It is unfortunate you are dealing with this. I am so sorry and hope for the best. The Handshake founders had an airdrop pre allocated for you in the Handshake Blockchain [1] so there is about $64,000.00 in there that you can claim under marples.name as of writing. [1] https://dns.live/top.html

Why don't you/they just donate the funds to him on his PayPal?

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Post by howenterprisey »

genewitch wrote: post #54
vmception wrote: post #34

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Cancer requires clinging to glimmers of hope. Yes, he felt that way at the time and yes, he wrote it down, but these improbabilities are all anyone ever has, its not over till it’s over. I read that post too, going from a tiny undetectable bump under the skin that only his partner noticed, to unbearable pain pressing against his spine making him unable to sleep and think clearly. It seems like 4 months were wasted ju…

There's a progression that is "forced" when you get a cancer diagnosis, especially if they have to surgically remove anything. They won't start chemo or anything else for several weeks post-op. It seems like you're trying to get appointments or whatever, but realistically, they're getting you in as soon as their liability (or patient care laws) says they can. Stage III, stage IV, doesn't matter. If they operate first…

1/2 sounds a bit high? (I'm completely ignorant on the matter, of course.)
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