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> So I shouldn't pay off my credit card before it accumulates interest. I trust that you're aware of the absurdity of this comparison. > And public libraries
by natrius 16y ago
> So I shouldn't pay off my credit card before it accumulates interest.
I trust that you're aware of the absurdity of this comparison.
> And public libraries are evil.
That's better. If you like an author's previous works, you should probably buy her next book instead of checking it out from the library. Using libraries for discovery or reading older works won't have much of a negative effect on your own future enjoyment. Spending money for works by long-dead authors won't do much to incentivize new high-quality works, nor will purchasing books of uncertain quality.
- CaptainZapp 16y ago>> So I shouldn't pay off my credit card before it accumulates interest. >I trust that you're aware of the absurdity of this comparison. You're aware what the credit card companies call card holders that pay off their invoices in full, every month? That's right: Freeloaders or Deadbeats. I don't think the analogy is really absurd, but I do think you're trying to defend a right for profit. Which, I dare say, nobody has.
- natrius 16y agoNothing I've said could be interpreted as a "right for profit". All I've said is that if you want things you like to exist in the future, it is rational to make an effort to make them profitable. The credit card comparison is absurd because people who pay off their invoices in full probably don't get much value out of the card. If they had to pay interest, they'd just stop using it. Plus, credit card companies make plenty of money from the merchants I buy things from. Again, I'm not saying there's a right to profit. I'm just saying that you should evaluate the value you get from goods and services, and take action proportional to that value in order to increase the chances of those things existing in the future.