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These people don't want to move because they value community and social support over economics. This attitude is baffling to HN because it defies quantifiable m
by nether 9y ago
These people don't want to move because they value community and social support over economics. This attitude is baffling to HN because it defies quantifiable metrics unlike money. Seeing everything as an economic problem is the essence of greed.
- icebraining 9y agoActually, economic models often include such concepts as community and social support. In fact, they can often be quantified too: you can measure what's the necessary increase in salary to convince people to give them up. There's nothing "greedy" about trying to formally model a situation, which is what seeing as an economic problem is about.
- mcguire 9y agoNot to mention that many on HN seem to be single, asocial loners with no significant responsibilities outside work.
- logicchains 9y agoAnd people who expect others to pay for them to have the "community" they want (pay to support them living without jobs because there are no jobs they can do in that area) are not greedy? If Jane works hard to move to the city and do something others value enough to pay for, why should she have to support Jo staying back in their hometown because Jo doesn't want to experience the hardship of moving? In my experience, people who call others greedy are expecting others to do something for them while giving nothing back in return. Economics means A gives B something B wants in exchange for B giving A something A wants. People who oppose this seem to think that A should give B something without B giving anything back in return.