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"Once enough people have died, prices will reach a new equilibrium." What a nasty way of looking at people and the world.
by arkitaip 9y ago
"Once enough people have died, prices will reach a new equilibrium."
What a nasty way of looking at people and the world.
- jstanley 9y agoIt'll happen whether you like it or not. Acknowledging it doesn't make a person "nasty".
- mgkimsal 9y agoBut... it doesn't just "happen" - our behaviours shape how this plays out. And if some of my behaviours can either hasten the death of these folks, or improve their lives in some way, I'd like to know about it, and potentially modify my behaviour.
- jstanley 9y agoThat's fine. Donate to charities that help the poor and homeless. That's a noble cause. You will not be able to keep everybody alive. The more people you keep alive, the more people there will be in the next generation who also need to be kept alive.
- arkitaip 9y agoI was referring to your opinion and not your person but I have to say that to a complete stranger, you don't come of as that likable when you casually suggest genocide on a global scale as a means to solve the planet's resource crisis. Frankly, I'm tired of constantly reading this line of selfish thinking on HN.
- jstanley 9y agoFair points, but note I'm not suggesting genocide. I'm just suggesting there's nothing at all you can do to stop people from dying when there aren't enough resources to support the population. It's an inevitability, and denying that helps nobody.
- chasote 9y agoWhy are you assuming there aren't enough resources?
- narrowrail 9y agoDo you believe there is a link between resource consumption and climate change? I do.
- sundaeofshock 9y agoTo be fair, they are not advocating genocide. Rather, they are advocating mass starvation which is blind to race, creed or color. Truly an enlightened view!
- sundaeofshock 9y agoHow about cruel and heartless? You are casually suggesting that we just let people die in the streets while companies exploit labor as much as possible. As a reminder, if conditions get bad enough, that equilibrium you crave comes at the pointy end of pitchforks.