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Do you think anyone else should act against their own interests, or just the middle class?

• nicoburns 5y ago
  Not OP, but yes I think everyone should act against their own interests (when they are selfish) and instead act for the good of everyone
  • throwawaylinux 5y ago
    And you'll act this way just as soon as everyone else does first, or do you see yourself as being on the receiving end of the redistribution?
    • nicoburns 5y ago
      I'll vote for policies that have this affect, certainly. As a software developer I imagine my personal income would be lowered, but overall I still think I'd benefit from things like better healthcare and education provision, more accessible housing cost, not having to worry about my friends and family as much.
      • throwawaylinux 5y ago
        So essentially the former -- you will only do this if everybody else is forced to. Which in itself is selfish, and against the greater good. The marginal utility of $1 for someone in poverty vastly outweighs the benefit you will get from it. So you don't need to wait for anything to pass a vote or become popular opinion to selflessly advance the greater good. I know of very few socialists who take advantage of this opportunity, unfortunately.
      • prawn 5y ago
        I saw an election poster many years ago which I have acted on since, suggesting not to vote for yourself but for those less fortunate. Never forgot it.