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> This article does not note that the Man who Quit his Job is actually something of a meta-parasite, as he does no economic activity. However, Balsam is a paras
by fizx 16y ago
> This article does not note that the Man who Quit his Job is actually something of a meta-parasite, as he does no economic activity. However, Balsam is a parasite on thieves who themselves produce no economic output, so he is indeed a meta-parasite.
That argument leads police to being meta-parasites as well. However marginal Dan's efforts are, there is value in making negative activities more expensive.
- bediger 16y agoI make no judgments about the moral worth of parasites. After all, RNA parasites may have driven the jump to cellular life. I just want to see the similarity between Balsam and both natural and artificial life hyperparasites noted and explored.
- Helianthus16 16y agoimmune systems.
- bld 16y agoDifference being that police don't make their livelihood from the people they go after; rather, the people the "parasites" prey on. There are a few exceptions, like seizures from drug dealers to augment taxpayer funding.