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> Acknowledging that one thing conflicts with another doesn’t mean one must extinguish the other. Conflict does imply one thing stands opposed to another. I wo
by unityByFreedom 5y ago
> Acknowledging that one thing conflicts with another doesn’t mean one must extinguish the other.
Conflict does imply one thing stands opposed to another. I would not agree that making money inherently makes the world a worse place. Rather, the existence of money facilitates trade and makes the world better because it allows us to specialize in our respective trades. If I'm a farmer who raises chickens, money makes it so I don't have to trade for things with chickens.
- eyelidlessness 5y ago> I would not agree that making money inherently makes the world a worse place. I didn’t say that it does. But I think you’re more interested in justifying making money than understanding the conflict I’m identifying.
- unityByFreedom 5y ago> understanding the conflict I’m identifying. From where I stand, there isn't a conflict between making money and making the world better. Money is a proxy for what people think makes their world better. And, since what people think is entirely subjective, there may be conflicting ideas about what makes the world better. If I want the city to spend $100k on shareable bicycles and you want it to spend $100k to build a recycling center, who is right? Money does not introduce conflict. Different ideas might.