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> Now, why is that a bad thing? > Wealth is a proxy for the amount of services provided to others earlier It's a bad thing because wealth is a poor measure of
by nicoburns 4y ago
> Now, why is that a bad thing?
> Wealth is a proxy for the amount of services provided to others earlier
It's a bad thing because wealth is a poor measure of the amount of services provided to others. And because while someone will always be left out, it's much better if it's not the same people always getting left out. Being able to click first is more accessible to more people, although I'd argue it isn't great either, and some kind of random lottery system might be better.
- unpopular42 4y ago> wealth is a poor measure of the amount of services provided to others It's the best we have though. Otherwise, should we also randomly distribute best homes, or whatever else is in limited supply?
- pc86 4y ago> wealth is a poor measure of the amount of services provided to others Isn't it better than pure luck, even if luck plays a part in wealth?
- tedunangst 4y agoMaybe we can convince Sotheby's to do a click first auction. I'd like to own a Monet someday, and I feel I'm always getting left out at traditional art auctions.