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It's rare to see the exploitative nature of capitalism being expressed in terms so stark. This is not a stable system. We're spiraling towards ever-increasing
by TillE 10y ago
It's rare to see the exploitative nature of capitalism being expressed in terms so stark.
This is not a stable system. We're spiraling towards ever-increasing inequality; things are bad, and they're only getting worse. You can make a law against this specific thing, but it doesn't really fix the problem. You have to change the path you're on.
- Terr_ 10y agoIn similar vein, you know those "happy rats don't become addicts" experiments? I wouldn't be surprised if future generations look back on our current drug-problems as an issue with how our socioeconomic system provides (or removes) a sense of agency, security, and belonging among different groups of humans.
- loeg 10y agoRat Park (the "happy rats don't become addicts" experiment) doesn't replicate.
- matthewmarkus 10y agoThis phenomenon has nothing to do with capitalism. It has to do with the fact that some human beings are incapable of forming healthy, loving relationships. Heck, even Karl Marx exploited his maid for sex [1]. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/14/opinion/what-marx-hid.html http://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/14/opinion/what-marx-hid.html
- LyndsySimon 10y agoMy instinct is that this is not a bad thing. I don't imagine there are many people who would be willing to trade sex for housing now who wouldn't be willing to do so if it were illegal. I would not anticipate that a law would have a significant impact on the rate at which these arrangements occur. Assuming a law would have an impact, that impact would be to eliminate an option for housing for people who would by definition have very few others. I certainly find this sort of thing distasteful, but the bottom line for me is that people own their own bodies and third parties have no business interfering with voluntary exchange no matter how they feel about it personally.