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Let's not find the cure of Cancer because "Too many people here directly or indirectly dependent on the ecosystem." Flawed argument.
by ninv 9y ago
Let's not find the cure of Cancer because "Too many people here directly or indirectly dependent on the ecosystem."
Flawed argument.
- Tenhundfeld 9y agoI don't think stupidhn is advancing that logic as an argument for why Uber should be let off. I think they're saying that many people on HN are part of the (disruptive, gig-economy, resource-sharing) startup ecosystem and would be adversely affected by Uber failing, directly or indirectly; so they are either choosing to let them off or subconsciously predisposed to support Uber. It's basically the same as the famous Upton Sinclair quote: “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” I'm not saying I agree with the point, but my interpretation is different from yours. To your point, it is somewhat similar to saying, "Why haven't we found a cure for cancer? Because too many oncologists are dependent on the cancer treatment ecosystem." It's not exactly the same, for many reasons, but there is a similar line of possibly-specious reasoning.
- 67726e 9y agoOh, yeah, I forgot that time Uber killed my grandmother and almost killed my aunt. This changes everything. Great comparison!