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I think you’re misunderstanding what I’m saying. I want people to have rights in 500 years. And there’s a good chance they will. My point is that they might not
by janalsncm 3y ago
I think you’re misunderstanding what I’m saying. I want people to have rights in 500 years. And there’s a good chance they will. My point is that they might not.
You might also be thinking that by “rights” I am referring to some abstract ideal about inalienable rights people should or do have. I am not. I am referring to rights in the practical, legal sense of those things your government cares to protect. Well, for a person born into chattel slavery in 1830, you might say they had a right to not be a slave, but in a practical, legal sense no they did not.
You and I both agree that “no utility = no rights” is morally wrong. But it isn’t up to us. It will be up to people in the future.
- insanitybit 3y agoOK, so I think I misread this: > And more importantly, what guarantees about rights and quality of life do unfrozen people think they’re going to have? The correct answer should be: none. As if you were advocating that - the "should be" threw me off. If we're just asking "what rights do we expect people to have" idk, I wouldn't speculate.