4 ms·
That's not true. You might have invented electricity or the computer through ingenuity, but who is going to build the infrastructure that supports it? Who is g
by NoPicklez 5y ago
That's not true.
You might have invented electricity or the computer through ingenuity, but who is going to build the infrastructure that supports it? Who is going to build the poles in your suburb to get the electricity to you? Who is going to build the telecommunications infrastructure and maintain it such that if it breaks there is someone there to fix it?
- bjourne 5y agoHow come volunteer fire departments exist?
- d1sxeyes 5y agoI think most volunteer fire fighters have other jobs. https://www.quora.com/I-dont-understand-volunteer-firefighters-Do-they-also-have-another-job-If-so-how-do-they-have-time-to-be-firefighters https://www.quora.com/I-dont-understand-volunteer-firefighte...
- bjourne 5y agoThat doesn't answer my question, does it?
- d1sxeyes 5y agoIn the most literal sense no, but I think it does address your point. Honestly it’s an odd example to pick because there are paid firefighters too - why would you need to pay firefighters if enough people are willing to do it for free?
- bjourne 5y ago"How come volunteer fire departments exist?" is a rethorical quesiton. Whether volunteer firefighters have other jobs is beside the point. Clearly, useful tasks can be executed without a work context. The reason you need to pay firefighters is because society is work-centric.
- d1sxeyes 5y agoAs a rhetorical question, I don’t think it achieves the goal you intend it to. The reason you need to pay firefighters is because a few people might give some of their time, but a fire department needs to operate 24x7. When you can’t find enough volunteers in your society, how do you solve the problem of buildings burning down at a time no-one chooses to volunteer?
- bjourne 5y agoI think people would volunteer. Main reason not many volunteer is because they are busy with work. In a workfree society people would have much more free time to spend than they have now.
- NoPicklez 5y agoHow come paid fire fighters exist then, if others are willing to do it for free?
- mlac 5y agoBecause most of them enjoy doing it and their community directly benefits from the work. Not all pay for work is monetary, but firefighting is still work. And I just realized - maybe you hate your job. If that’s the case, go find something else you enjoy that happens to pay the bills. Life is too short to be spending your working hours hating life, and if you’re on this site you can probably find some sort of job (or start a business) that you enjoy and others find valuable.
- bjourne 5y agoVolunteer firefighting is not work. See my work definition here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30127704 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30127704 No, I actually enjoy my work, as I wrote in my first comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30099687 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30099687