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I don't get why I should have a say about how someone wants to spend his money. It seems like the author assumes that a "public-spirited" future is better than
by poorslave 6y ago
I don't get why I should have a say about how someone wants to spend his money. It seems like the author assumes that a "public-spirited" future is better than "private-spirited" one.
> SpaceX wants to shuttle settlers to Mars for $500,000 a ticket, with loans available that could be worked off.
Why would this be something inherently "bad" ?
> We must envision more public-spirited, collective futures
I don't think I need to be an expert about the history of "collective" and "public-spirited" countries, to understand how dangerously authoritarian this can become.
- sharemywin 6y agoThe problem is monopolies don't offer choices either. or limited choices in the case of cartels. There's a little bit of nuance there but not much. I've cut off your choices instead of telling you what to do.