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True, but output is highly correlated with prosperity in most places and through most of history for which we have data. Increased lifespan is also generally un
by zbentley 3y ago
True, but output is highly correlated with prosperity in most places and through most of history for which we have data. Increased lifespan is also generally understood to be positive.
- nradov 3y agoI would rather not have the government tell me how to live my life even if it means I die young.
- MichaelZuo 3y agoAt best such things are decided through majority vote, at worst through some series of opaque bureaucratic bargaining. And the proportion of mostly self-interested folks is quite high in both cases, or at least that's what many HN commentators allege to be the case.