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Many people have difficulty distinguishing between what they enjoy, and what benefits humanity. For example, a group of children might derive pleasure from sin
by uniqueid 6y ago
Many people have difficulty distinguishing between what they enjoy, and what benefits humanity.
For example, a group of children might derive pleasure from singling out and making fun of a classmate. That they enjoy behaving so doesn't mean it improves their school.
There are online communities that service humanity's worst instincts. It would be nice if people who get off on sites like that were able to recognize that their enjoyment doesn't make the sites a net benefit to everyone else.
- raxxorrax 6y ago> Many people have difficulty distinguishing between what they enjoy, and what benefits humanity. The would get you many f-words on 4chan and they would be right. Might want to look up totalitarian dictatorships vs. authoritarian. Don't be shocked if you find yourself in there with your ambition to improve humanity. No site needs to be a net benefit to "everyone else" (without evidence on your part). This is getting ridiculous...
- uniqueid 6y agoNo site needs to be a net benefit to "everyone else" That isn't the point. It's one thing for Jane to tell me smoking in bars should be legal. We can have a real debate over that. It's another for Jane to claim her cigar smoke is good for my health. That discussion, I would not entertain seriously.