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>There are vast numbers of people who cannot make an economic contribution large enough to cover their costs. "Economic contribution" is hardly a factor if you
by qplex 10y ago
>There are vast numbers of people who cannot make an economic contribution large enough to cover their costs.
"Economic contribution" is hardly a factor if you discuss morality.
There are plenty of jobs that are just plain harmful.
There is also a difference in subjective value if a job is done by a computer or a human being; computers do not suffer.
- mac01021 10y agoIt's tricky to talk about what is objectively harmful in a world where people's interests are less than perfectly aligned. Those jobs exist because someone finds them beneficial.
- qplex 10y agoIf someone finds something beneficial, it is not a statement on if that particular thing is the right or wrong thing to do. I'm not sure what you mean with perfectly aligned interests. What would those be?