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From a Utilitarian approach, it makes sense to leave the economy's more critical members in their roles (rich people, kind of) and put the fungible folks out in
by JoeAltmaier 3y ago
From a Utilitarian approach, it makes sense to leave the economy's more critical members in their roles (rich people, kind of) and put the fungible folks out in the field.
Not moral; not gonna say it's right. But societies that did this, won more wars. So they're the ones we have around today. Cultural natural selection of a sort. Like it or not.
- ostbender 3y agoWhich societies did this? Up until ~100 years ago, it was common and expected for the elites to lead the people in times of war, from the frontlines!
- JoeAltmaier 3y agoLike, 2 or three rich men I guess.
- LordShredda 3y agoYou tell me what a billionaire is doing for society
- JoeAltmaier 3y agoThey were never going to be drafted. We're talking about business owners, professionals. Folks who can easily afford that fee.