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> but it really makes no sense If you have jealous and spiteful family you might feel differently. Unless you like hearing sob stories or being blamed for oth

> but it really makes no sense If you have jealous and spiteful family you might feel differently. Unless you like hearing sob stories or being blamed for other people's problems.

adventured 9y ago
And who doesn't have at least one person like that in their life? Although it definitely wouldn't be limited to just jealous or spiteful family. Public salary information for all people would cause routine problems between friends and family across countless situations and issues over a lifetime. It's a recipe for social disaster.
- jononor 9y ago
  Tax information, which is both salary and wealth information, is public in Norway since some years now, in electronic form. Media did a bunch of useless posts about celebrities for a while. But apart from that I cannot think of any bad outcomes, certainly not a lot of social disasters.
  - adventured 9y ago
    Norway - Scandinavia in general - has a distinct culture that isn't shared by any other region on earth. Some things that are perfectly normal in the US or South Korea or Colombia or China or Japan or Zambia or Saudi Arabia or India are without a doubt not considered acceptable or comfortable in Norway. That's how cultures work. What you're describing is an extension of Scandinavia's culture. The hours worked in Japan or South Korea are culturally acceptable. They would not be in eg France. One could spend an immense amount of time listing the thousands of famous cultural variances between major nations, in regards to things being acceptable in one place but not in another.
Sangermaine 9y ago
That happens now anyway. My branch of my extended family is fairly well-off relative to the other branches, and so my whole life I'm used to my parents being asked by their relatives for money/favors/etc. I'd guarantee they don't give out their actual salary information to their relatives, but it's obvious they're better off. Knowing or not knowing the specific number doesn't change anything with regard to relatives/friends bothering you for money. People who know you see how you live, where you live, etc and know generally where things stand.
ionised 9y ago
> If you have jealous and spiteful family you might feel differently. You can choose to distance yourself from these people you know? Blood is no reason to keep these kinds of emotional vampires in your life.
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> but it really makes no sense If you have jealous and spiteful family you might feel differently. Unless you like hearing sob stories or being blamed for other people's problems.

adventured 9y ago

And who doesn't have at least one person like that in their life? Although it definitely wouldn't be limited to just jealous or spiteful family. Public salary information for all people would cause routine problems between friends and family across countless situations and issues over a lifetime. It's a recipe for social disaster.

jononor 9y ago
Tax information, which is both salary and wealth information, is public in Norway since some years now, in electronic form. Media did a bunch of useless posts about celebrities for a while. But apart from that I cannot think of any bad outcomes, certainly not a lot of social disasters.
- adventured 9y ago
  Norway - Scandinavia in general - has a distinct culture that isn't shared by any other region on earth. Some things that are perfectly normal in the US or South Korea or Colombia or China or Japan or Zambia or Saudi Arabia or India are without a doubt not considered acceptable or comfortable in Norway. That's how cultures work. What you're describing is an extension of Scandinavia's culture. The hours worked in Japan or South Korea are culturally acceptable. They would not be in eg France. One could spend an immense amount of time listing the thousands of famous cultural variances between major nations, in regards to things being acceptable in one place but not in another.

Sangermaine 9y ago

That happens now anyway. My branch of my extended family is fairly well-off relative to the other branches, and so my whole life I'm used to my parents being asked by their relatives for money/favors/etc. I'd guarantee they don't give out their actual salary information to their relatives, but it's obvious they're better off. Knowing or not knowing the specific number doesn't change anything with regard to relatives/friends bothering you for money. People who know you see how you live, where you live, etc and know generally where things stand.

ionised 9y ago

> If you have jealous and spiteful family you might feel differently. You can choose to distance yourself from these people you know? Blood is no reason to keep these kinds of emotional vampires in your life.

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