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These arguments nearly always come back to the fundamental desire (greed) for "Giev moniez pl0x.", as you say the limit is above their own wealth as to not be a
by Dalewyn 3y ago
These arguments nearly always come back to the fundamental desire (greed) for "Giev moniez pl0x.", as you say the limit is above their own wealth as to not be an inconvenience to themselves while siphoning monies from those around (and presumably above) them.
It would make for better discussion if these social justice warriors were at least honest about what they actually want.
- jdiff 3y agoMost people in this thread aren't making 6-7 figures. The boogeyman you're railing against isn't here.
- FredPret 3y agoAre you kidding? This HN.
- MacsHeadroom 3y agoVery few people on HN are making less than 6 figures.
- imetatroll 3y agoI make less. It sucks.
- asadotzler 3y agoHow many people here aren't making 6 figures? I'd wager a slim minority. And I'll bet that some who show up here are making 7 figures. Did you think you were replying on reddit or twitter or something?
- maeil 3y agoIf you look at the job threads on HN you'll see a huge number of Europeans (and otherwise non-US persons), many of whom likely make less than $100k+. This isn't 2015, HN has quite a broad non-SV audience now.
- BriggyDwiggs42 3y agoSaying social justice warriors on hacker news is just awesome.
- Dalewyn 3y agoThe grandparent comment argues for "businesses [which] are democratic institutions" and a "hard cap" on wealth which will presumably be taken and distributed to people with less wealth, for the goal of "do[ing] substantial good". Ergo, arguing justice (FSVO justice) for society. As such, I am of the position that this is one of those rare situations where the term "social justice warrior" is meaningful and accurate.
- BriggyDwiggs42 3y agoI agree it’s accurate, but you said “these social justice warriors,” which made me figure you were doing more than referring to the author. It seems like the goal of invoking the term was to aid in your dismissal of the author’s positions by linking them to a derided stereotype of activists. If I’m wrong then I apologize.
- antifa 3y agoIf you think about it, Social Justice is objectively a good thing. Being "Woke" means to be aware the United States is a white supremacist society. These terms are used as if they were Ad Hominems, but they're kind of the opposite. The people complaining about these things are literally self-identifying themselves as the bad guy. We're not making you use these words. We're not making you self-identify as the bad guy. We didn't put the rake there, but they're proudly stomping on it anyways.
- BriggyDwiggs42 3y agoThey’d probably argue social justice isn’t inherently good because it’s collectivist or something but yeah I agree with you.