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> if they sell the gold nugget and purchase wasteful goods and services That wasn't the premise. The premise was that Carol hurts Betty simply by having someth
by skookumchuck 8y ago
> if they sell the gold nugget and purchase wasteful goods and services
That wasn't the premise. The premise was that Carol hurts Betty simply by having something Betty doesn't have.
- the_gastropod 8y agoWhen those "things" are increasingly lobbying power, "freedom" to destroy the environment more (travel by private jet, large homes (multiple?) with always-on climate-control, large cars, etc.), Carol does hurt Betty by having these things Betty doesn't. Nobody is particularly upset by people owning lots of money in a bank account (few speak poorly of Bill Gates or Warren Buffet). It's when people put that capital to use that they get blowback. Koch brothers, Lori Loughlin, Felicity Huffman, and our benevolent President and much of his cabinet are wonderful examples of the absurdities the wealthy do get away with.
- burroisolator 8y agoI apologize for inferring more than you said, but I do think that the average case of Betty finding a gold nugget or more commonly winning a lottery ticket leads to wasteful consumption. And so it spurred me to give the answer I gave.
- skookumchuck 8y ago> wasteful consumption People stupidly wasting their money means they run out of it. So what if they dissipate it on hookers and blow. Nothing for you to be concerned about.
- burroisolator 8y agoPlease see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19529624 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19529624