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> Its not a "panacea," merely a matter of basic human rights that someone should be allowed to choose where to work (or if they want to work at all). It's a pa

by ardy42 6y ago

> Its not a "panacea," merely a matter of basic human rights that someone should be allowed to choose where to work (or if they want to work at all). It's a panacea in the sense you seem to see that ritualized choice as a cure for whatever negatives are implicit in all the choices presented, and thus a license to ignore them. To tie things back to the beginning, you reacted to a story about the decline in many people's standard of living with a rather tone-deaf observation that some other people will benefit from that decline. Maybe you should consider that decline they experience a little more thoughtfully.

chordalkeyboard 6y ago
> It's a panacea in the sense you seem to see that ritualized choice as a cure for whatever negatives are implicit in all the choices presented, I was merely responding to your attempt to conflate slavery with a voluntary agreement. > To tie things back to the beginning, you reacted to a story about the decline in many people's standard of living with a rather tone-deaf observation that some other people will benefit from that decline. Maybe you should consider that decline they experience a little more thoughtfully. I observed that the suggested solution to the decline in standard of living would not have the desired effect. At no point have you challenged this observation, which suggests that you have no reason to dispute it. Several times now, you have displayed a poor attitude, which is well within your rights as a human being but suggests you don't have anything to offer to move the discussion forward. > Maybe you should consider that decline they experience a little more thoughtfully. Sure, why don't you do the same? I suggest reflecting on the economic realities of scarcity and the labor-multiplying effect of capital.
- ardy42 6y ago
  > I was merely responding to your attempt to conflate slavery with a voluntary agreement. ...and apparently missing the actual point in the process.
  - chordalkeyboard 6y ago
    Well perhaps you could make your point directly instead of with sarcasm and innuendo, and then we could discuss your point.

by ardy42 6y ago

chordalkeyboard 6y ago

> It's a panacea in the sense you seem to see that ritualized choice as a cure for whatever negatives are implicit in all the choices presented, I was merely responding to your attempt to conflate slavery with a voluntary agreement. > To tie things back to the beginning, you reacted to a story about the decline in many people's standard of living with a rather tone-deaf observation that some other people will benefit from that decline. Maybe you should consider that decline they experience a little more thoughtfully. I observed that the suggested solution to the decline in standard of living would not have the desired effect. At no point have you challenged this observation, which suggests that you have no reason to dispute it. Several times now, you have displayed a poor attitude, which is well within your rights as a human being but suggests you don't have anything to offer to move the discussion forward. > Maybe you should consider that decline they experience a little more thoughtfully. Sure, why don't you do the same? I suggest reflecting on the economic realities of scarcity and the labor-multiplying effect of capital.

ardy42 6y ago
> I was merely responding to your attempt to conflate slavery with a voluntary agreement. ...and apparently missing the actual point in the process.
- chordalkeyboard 6y ago
  Well perhaps you could make your point directly instead of with sarcasm and innuendo, and then we could discuss your point.