3 ms·

Just who is 'moralizing','smug and preachy' here? 'People want to moralize rather than enable'. Gosh! That's the debate over isn't it? Don't review current and

by vixen99 11y ago

Just who is 'moralizing','smug and preachy' here? 'People want to moralize rather than enable'. Gosh! That's the debate over isn't it? Don't review current and awaited evidence just 'enable'. Purely anecdotal but please <enable me> and I'll quit economic activity to devote myself to life-improving activities (and a big thank you to whoever is continuing them for my sake). Fortunately I'm an odd-ball and no one else anywhere would even think to behave as I would. So, my story is not only anecdotal but completely irrelevant.

mnre4kgnk4eg 11y ago
> please <enable me> and I'll quit economic activity to devote myself to life-improving activities Interestingly, I keep reading HN and sometimes pause to make a new account with 0 karma, in order to contribute (hopefully) compelling comments and conversation when I am so inspired to, despite the karma/profit-motive. I actually think the presence of karma encourages me to be argumentative and act out indulgently, self-destructively, and even anti-socially, in the same way I see people in poverty do.
TeMPOraL 11y ago
> Purely anecdotal but please <enable me> and I'll quit economic activity to devote myself to life-improving activities (and a big thank you to whoever is continuing them for my sake). Fortunately I'm an odd-ball and no one else anywhere would even think to behave as I would. So, my story is not only anecdotal but completely irrelevant. You'll get bored shitless after a week of doing nothing with your life improvements to make a point, and suddenly you'll be back here having a productive input in the society, be it arts or engineering, services or thinking. But maybe you do really want to make a point and decide to just drink and be merry. That would still be a significant improvement for the society over having you perform "economic activity" in advertising or other bullshit industry we keep because we're too big on puritan values to even consider that slaving away your life for food and shelter isn't the optimal way of living.

by vixen99 11y ago

mnre4kgnk4eg 11y ago

> please <enable me> and I'll quit economic activity to devote myself to life-improving activities Interestingly, I keep reading HN and sometimes pause to make a new account with 0 karma, in order to contribute (hopefully) compelling comments and conversation when I am so inspired to, despite the karma/profit-motive. I actually think the presence of karma encourages me to be argumentative and act out indulgently, self-destructively, and even anti-socially, in the same way I see people in poverty do.

TeMPOraL 11y ago

> Purely anecdotal but please <enable me> and I'll quit economic activity to devote myself to life-improving activities (and a big thank you to whoever is continuing them for my sake). Fortunately I'm an odd-ball and no one else anywhere would even think to behave as I would. So, my story is not only anecdotal but completely irrelevant. You'll get bored shitless after a week of doing nothing with your life improvements to make a point, and suddenly you'll be back here having a productive input in the society, be it arts or engineering, services or thinking. But maybe you do really want to make a point and decide to just drink and be merry. That would still be a significant improvement for the society over having you perform "economic activity" in advertising or other bullshit industry we keep because we're too big on puritan values to even consider that slaving away your life for food and shelter isn't the optimal way of living.