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I think once has to look below the surface. A lot of people would say cruises are decadent and waste of money. Yet they give older adults a lot of joy before th
by cactusplant7374 3y ago
I think once has to look below the surface. A lot of people would say cruises are decadent and waste of money. Yet they give older adults a lot of joy before they die. But maybe this doesn't meet the lofty expectations of aspirational people?
- onetimeuse92304 3y agoI think cruises is a more complex case. First, let's agree that just because people want something does not necessarily mean the cause is worthy. For example, people want cigarettes but you would probably agree working for a tobacco companies is not pursuing a worthy cause. Is producing ads a worthy cause? Maybe... companies have to somehow make the customers aware of their products. Is creating videos en masse with no content and creating huge platforms to keep people glued to shiny rectangles just for ad impressions a worthy cause? I am pretty sure stealing astronomical amounts of hours from billions of people will be seen in the future as one of larger crimes committed in our times. Ditto polarising entire societies and screwing up with our brains through exploiting human biases to keep engagement up on social media even though an official goal might be connecting people together. I think it is fine to pursue a goal to make people happy and enjoy their lives. Unless this is just a cover story for really doing more harm to the society than good.