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The problem is that the economic system that not only allows this, but incentivizes it. Witch hunting isn't going to fix a fundamentally broken economic system.
by JDiculous 11y ago
The problem is that the economic system that not only allows this, but incentivizes it. Witch hunting isn't going to fix a fundamentally broken economic system. We need to admit that our system is not optimal, and fix it. Rational people are always going to act in their own best self-interest.
- ubernostrum 11y agoRational people are always going to act in their own best self-interest. Well then, we should fix the system by eliminating all people who are less then 100% perfectly rational. You go first.
- flurpitude 11y agoI agreed with you up to the last sentence. I see no reason to call rational only wholly selfish behaviour.
- ken47 11y agoThat brokenness is entirely dependent on what you mean by self-interest. I recommend reading up on the concept of "enlightened self-interest," which was popular during Adam Smith's era, and theoretically leads to far less "broken" systemic outcomes.