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We aren’t an agrarian society so children (and the labor they represent on the farm) are not a financial asset, they are a financial liability.
But couldn't they be considered an investment? For possible support (emotional, financial and other) in old age.
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I think there are flaws in this reasoning. To reiterate my point from before incase there was misunderstanding: Scale applies before computers. If it is matter of subjugation now it would also apply 200 years ago to designated bread makers in London, or to clerical errors involving iron shipments in the 1860s that resulted in ship crew deaths. Even if you see those as the same as now, the poster I was responding to s…
From Wikipedia: > As of December 31, 2020, the platform [DoorDash] was used by 450,000 merchants, 20,000,000 consumers, and over one million delivery couriers ("Dashers") Do you have examples of bread makers or ship crews where a handful of people directed a million workers, directly without intermediaries that could make their own decisions? > Lets now consider your idea that scale makes things evil: Would any level…
Im sorry I think this just comes down to differences in values.
I cant follow your logic because to follow it I have to accept the premise that selling bread to 100 people is good, but to 1000000 is bad. Everything you are saying depends on me believing that and I dont.
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> ...doesn't tinder probably produce more babies than no tinder? That's not in evidence, and while I lack empirical evidence to prove this, there are logical mechanisms by which Tinder might result in fewer babies. Namely: 1. A lot of people seem to get an attention fix by talking to people and then ghosting them when meeting in person is suggested. 2. The siloing of the dating pool to different sites (Tinder, Bumble…
Sure, but none of this really argues that its less because of tinder. The existence of it doesnt in itself preclude meeting people in person, its hard to imagine people going on the app instead of going out to the bar that night!
Safer works on some. Happier or nostalgic works on others. Anyone else noticed these three creepiest genres of Reddit posts on steady drip-feed?
- My [neighbor/ex/inlaw/coworker] is dumb and so goddamn crazy and threatened to do [something anyone would consider unreasonable]!! AITA? UPDATE, two weeks later: I followed the advice from my first thread and got security cameras and they came back to do crimes to me and my cameras saved me!!!
- So cute: my [pet/child] did [unexpected/impressive/adorable thing]!! Faith in humanity restored!!!
- Realized my dead [grandparent/parent/sibling/child/pet] was caught by the Google Street View car [at least a decade ago] doing [their favorite activity] at [nostalgic location] and I can't stop crying with joy!!!
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But couldn't they be considered an investment? For possible support (emotional, financial and other) in old age.
In practice? Very much no.