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Ah, the omniscient position. If only everyone behaved like me, the world would be a better place. I'll continue to define what a better life looks like for mys
by snikeris 7y ago
Ah, the omniscient position. If only everyone behaved like me, the world would be a better place.
I'll continue to define what a better life looks like for myself, and I'll continue to respect the right of others to do the same, thank you very much.
- igor47 7y ago> I'll continue to define what a better life looks like for myself, and I'll continue to respect the right of others to do the same, thank you very much. do you think that if everyone behaved like this, the world would be a better place?
- snikeris 7y agoOf course. How could we presume to know what's best for people we don't even know?
- kyralis 7y agoAh, the tragedy of the commons. There are aspects of life where this philosophy is great. There are also aspects of life - in particular, items touching on exhaustible resources - where a community-level decision making process really is needed. Water rights in the West are a great example.
- magduf 7y agoIf your "right" to a "better" life involves destroying the environment and the air that we all have to breathe, then why exactly should I respect your "right"?
- snikeris 7y agoYeah, this is a tricky scenario. It would not be cool if we were neighbors and I dumped nasty shit in the water nearby. On the other hand, developing nations have been dumping nasty shit in the air for years as a tradeoff for an improved standard of living. If I was someone living in poverty in a developing nation, I'd hope you would respect my right to burn some coal to improve my standard of living.