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ANY SURPLUS IS IMMORAL if you're operating efficiently, and generate or take only what you need, you aren't generating surplus. surplus could be read as greed
by platz 7y ago
ANY SURPLUS IS IMMORAL
if you're operating efficiently, and generate or take only what you need, you aren't generating surplus.
surplus could be read as greed, decadence, or even waste
AUTOMATION IS DEADLY
do it yourself, retain the know-how yourself. self-sufficience. don't rely on externalities. natural processes are more, well, natural. machines tend to exploit and create imbalance.
- tgv 7y ago> surplus could be read as greed, decadence, or even waste Or as a buffer. E.g., who knew that overcapacity in a hospital could be beneficial? So once more, the veracity of such statements depends on the context.
- platz 7y agoYour statement is 100% correct but misses the entire point https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22854475 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22854475