3 ms·
> human societies have drifted slowly but surely towards the left, with a constant increase in the quality of life for the entire population. This is like sayi
by dpatru 16y ago
> human societies have drifted slowly but surely towards the left, with a constant increase in the quality of life for the entire population.
This is like saying that caged mice have a better quality of life than wild mice because they have more free time, a reliable source of food, and no predators: it completely discounts the value of freedom.
- Waywocket 16y ago>This is like saying that caged mice have a better quality of life than wild mice because they have more free time, a reliable source of food, and no predators: it completely discounts the value of freedom. You have that backwards. It's the only way to get anything resembling freedom for more than the top 20% of the population.