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"Some people like it" isn't a strong one because it's a straw man of my argument. "The overwhelming majority bear tangible benefit from it" is the actual argum
by Workaccount2 3y ago
"Some people like it" isn't a strong one because it's a straw man of my argument.
"The overwhelming majority bear tangible benefit from it" is the actual argument.
Debt is a core instrument of modern first world society. Just think about how many people would own a car, much less a home, if you had to pay for it all up front.
- me-vs-cat 3y agoWhile having a car today is necessary when living any place where a century of planning has assumed everyone who matters has a car, this state of affairs is not indisputably better than what might have happened otherwise. Home mortgages are only a few hundred years old, and it's not like they started out as prevalent as they are today. --- Just because we find ourselves in a particular place today doesn't mean other options aren't feasible. Assuming no better options could have ever existed sounds depressing.