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> Another question is: who will be getting their money? Everyone. The vast swathes of humanity who use transportation services (deliveries, taxis, etc.) will s
by morgante 10y ago
> Another question is: who will be getting their money?
Everyone. The vast swathes of humanity who use transportation services (deliveries, taxis, etc.) will see the cost of said services decreased.
Fairness is an arbitrary and stupid metric. If we give every American $10 and 5 Americans $1,000 that's obviously "unfair" but also obviously to the benefit of everyone.
> In the long run, shouldn't technological progress benefit us all equally?
No?
- marchenko 10y agoI'm not sure that fairness is a stupid metric, even though it is often an irrational one. Humans are evolved to be exquisitely sensitive to unfairness, and unfairness outside of acceptable ranges leads to a lot of human misery (envy) and poor decision-making (e.g. Communism). I think engineering a society that humans enjoy or at least tolerate is easier than engineering humans. Also, I think the relative numbers matter here. If every American receives $100, but 100 Americans receive $100 billion, which they then use to engage in zero-sum competition (status, political power, mates, land), you may experience a net decrease in utility.