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Yet another study where humans are "resources" to be "efficiently" "exploited" by business. No thanks.
by erichocean 7y ago
Yet another study where humans are "resources" to be "efficiently" "exploited" by business. No thanks.
- TomMckenny 7y agoI agree with the sentiment: people are too often regard as mere tools. But I believe (hope) the paper was a theoretical exercise. In the same way one might discover human flesh is nutritious. And I image no society (expect maybe China) would view the paper as a how-to manual. Rather than using this information to create a dystopian (and kinda click baity) future, it could be used to examine current social forces and make predictions and, ideally, prepare/compensate for them. Indeed it would be just as easy spin the paper in a multitude of ways. For example, one might use it to justify taxation earmarked to aid the rural poor by saying it's not only ethical but also efficient.
- malandrew 7y agoBusiness is just proxy for the desires of your fellow humans. They provide things people think are worth paying for. Everyone is being efficiently exploited by one another through mutually beneficial transactions. You're party to all of this just by being part of society.