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This person is giving advice from the PoV of an individual comfortable with playing zero sum or even negative sum games as long as they are able to continue win
by errantspark 5y ago
This person is giving advice from the PoV of an individual comfortable with playing zero sum or even negative sum games as long as they are able to continue winning.
Don't be like this, don't corrode the commons for personal gain. By not speaking out you are endorsing a harmful asymmetry, make no mistake about your personal responsibility for perpetuating hostile norms.
- outworlder 5y agoI would normally agree _IF_ the person didn't already have to deal with his wife's cancer. Under the US health system no less. Some other reason? Meh, it's just a job. But getting thrown into distress, financial or otherwise, warrants looking out for oneself (and family) first. Choose your battles.
- rcMgD2BwE72F 5y agoThe more the collective situation worsen, the worst all individual cases go. You're advocating a vicious cycle, or I can't see a possible equilibrium.
- wokwokwok 5y agoI think that as long as in general folk do the right thing, if a few folk “unfairly” do the wrong thing because of extenuating circumstances like having cancer (or a family member having that or something else serious)… well, that’s ok. Calling for universal absolute behaviour from everyone is unkind, and, statistically not necessary for the outcomes you want. Basically; it’s easy to say “call them out!” when it’s not you and youre not taking any risks. Pretty nice and comfortable to sit in your armchair and say that… I think there are a lot of people here to want someone else to do it, but aren’t willing to do it themselves.