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It’s not your decision to tell people what to spend their money on. I’d rather one beautiful super car is made than 20 million $5 cups of useless Starbucks coff
by seibelj 7y ago
It’s not your decision to tell people what to spend their money on. I’d rather one beautiful super car is made than 20 million $5 cups of useless Starbucks coffee. Why not make a cup at home and save the paper and plastic garbage that ends up in landfills?
You start playing the game of “this is an insane decadence that means the world is broken!” and the logic falls apart quickly.
- iancmceachern 7y agoI don't understand the comparison. We are working toward the greater good right? Coffee shops provide thousands of jobs, and a public shared social meeting place for people. So we trade one supercar for the happy mornings, daily commraderie, neighborhood meeting place, and place of work for 54,000 people for one year? That math seems off... One supercar cannot bring that much joy and comfort to that many people. The comparison that makes sense to me : Why would one person, just because they can, buy 20 million dollars worth of coffee, when a $5 cup would do, while others are in need around them, and then not even drink it all. Many, most of these cars like this end up sitting in a massive garage somewhere, with the owners other 80 cars. Most Bugatti owners have 80+ cars. Don't get me wrong, I think these things are engineering marvels too. I'm just asking the question how far do we go with it? What is the right supercar vs. Basic humanitarian aid ratio?