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no, that's a fallacy of nature

• pclmulqdq 5y ago
  It isn't that this behavior is good because it's natural - it's good because it keeps people motivated. The problem is that unfortunately, people are not the same. Some are better physicists than others, some are better organizers, and some are better carpenters. You need some inequality of outcome to incentivize people to do what they are good at - the Soviet Union has showed us that. Having any inequality at all produces elites. You can have human rights while having inequality, and we generally do.
  • jokoon 5y ago
    > it's good because it keeps people motivated But what is motivation, really, and do we really need it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc short answer: motivation is not what we think it is. Does motivation matter more than happiness? > You need some inequality of outcome to incentivize people to do what they are good at - Most of those people are paid about the same anyways. All professions should be paid about the same. I don't see why inequality is necessary when so many are paid the minimum wage. There is no job that is more worthy than another. > the Soviet Union has showed us that. The soviet union was a political disaster. Corruption will cause problems in any economy. There are no proof that communism is bad because the soviet union was corrupt and collapsed. Even the notion of merit doesn't really exist. We just disagree and I honestly don't want to spend time arguing about this eternal debate.