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logical arguments are often inspired by individual motivations despite efforts of everyone to remain rational. I ask you: Are you poor or are you rich? When ine
by crimsonalucard 11y ago
logical arguments are often inspired by individual motivations despite efforts of everyone to remain rational. I ask you: Are you poor or are you rich? When inequality increases, do you benefite? or do you become worse off? This answer would indeed be very interesting if you were a poor person.
If you are a rich person, then you're answer is expected. Normal. People concoct very articulate and valid logic to fit their own biases and situation. The logic is so sound that it's often hard to find bias. What can always be observed however is... does the logic benefit the individual who introduced said logic.
I feel people need to introduce their background before they introduce their arguments. Like PG did, one should always announce whether or not they are a manufacturer of wealth inequality or not before they spill their arguments.
- forrestthewoods 11y agoI like your line of thinking. Particularly your sound logic line. To answer, that depends entirely on how you depend poor or rich. And to who you are comparing. Within the United States the median household income is $50,000. Average household income is $69,000. If someone makes more than mean/median and they receive a raise than is an increase in inequality. There's hardly a US based programmer on HN that doesn't qualify as rich and strive to increase inequality by seeking career growth and raises. I don't think that's a bad thing. I would be such a programmer.