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Great news for most people at HN and society as a whole. Mating and sex is a highly motivational force for the individual and earning a high income is beneficia
by hallqv 3y ago
Great news for most people at HN and society as a whole. Mating and sex is a highly motivational force for the individual and earning a high income is beneficial for society, so it's great that individual incetives are aligned with societal ones.
- wunderland 3y agoThis would make sense if there was a correlation between income and societal value but this is so obviously not true. I’ve personally turned down many opportunities that were low paying but would have been much better for the world than banking or fin tech bullshit. But being a teacher or working as a lawyer helping poor people or a thousand other things with real benefit do not pay well. Capitalism optimizes profit. Any beneficial side effects are local and temporary.