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To even have such a conversation you'd have to define value, and I think you'll have a tough time doing this. You're also essentially defining an economic aris
by KirinDave 7y ago
To even have such a conversation you'd have to define value, and I think you'll have a tough time doing this.
You're also essentially defining an economic aristocracy. Folks with more resources can contribute more value, which in common worldviews associated with what you said suggests they deserve more profit. That's the crassest form of economic attachment, and it's silly to pretend that it's efficient or fair.
- douglaswlance 7y agoSoftware engineers contribute more value to society than do McDonald's fry cooks. A McDonald's fry cook could be a software engineer, but they choose not to. McDonald's fry cooks protest for $15 minimum wage; instead of spending that time studying programming. If we protested about not fully utilizing our lower contributing members of society, instead of condemning the highest contributing mebers; we'd have a healthier society.
- raxxorrax 7y agoYeah, protesting against inequality is pretty dumb. He could just solve it by frying the software engineer if he just tried and put in a little effort.
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- KirinDave 7y agoYou're using Burke's theory of value: rich people make things have value by deciding they want them and being rich. That position is not considered very strong by modern economic standards.