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I agree that it is morally good and proper that you seek to take care of yourself and not be a financial burden to others. "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of pr
by mellavora 4y ago
I agree that it is morally good and proper that you seek to take care of yourself and not be a financial burden to others. "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of property/happiness" (the original wording debated the two versions).
May I ask an add-on? Do you also want to provide for your children?
And as an extension of that, would providing for them include leaving them with a habitable planet?
- fullshark 4y agoI'd rather not answer any personal questions, but basically the benefit of not selling out on that front doesn't seem justified, given my marginal impact. My point is not so much everyone should share my position, merely make it clear my belief that the majority of people think the way I do, and any plan without acknowledging that reality is doomed to fail. Doesn't matter how charismatic a leader or airtight scientific studies you show, you are asking a LOT in terms of opportunity cost if you are recruiting for an organization trying to "solve a problem" without a potential windfall at the end of it and you should realize that.
- __MatrixMan__ 4y agoYeah, I realize that my position goes against the grain in a rather extreme way. But I think that as time goes on it'll become obvious that some problems just can't be solved in a way that culminates in a windfall, and if we leave those problems unaddressed we're doomed anyway. Alternatively, maybe I'm wrong and some business genius figures out how to monetize the necessary work after all. Who are they gonna invest in, the guy who has been working at it for years even though maybe he'll die a pauper, or the guy who hasn't started because he can't see the payoff yet?