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> The model of "Let have the worst people do whatever they want, for the most selfish possible reasons, and hope for the best" has also produced a horrific amou
by marcusverus 2y ago
> The model of "Let have the worst people do whatever they want, for the most selfish possible reasons, and hope for the best" has also produced a horrific amount of suffering.
This is a profoundly unserious framing. Suffering is the default state of man, and our current system has done far more to eradicate said suffering than any other.
The historical alternative system was voluntarily abandoned by all of its impoverished practitioners in favor of the current system.
The current "alternative" to our system is just our system with high taxes.
Just take the L.
- mullingitover 2y ago> Suffering is the default state of man, and our current system has done far more to eradicate said suffering than any other. This seems like gaslighting. Of all the takes, "You were meant to suffer, so if I made you suffer and then I did stuff to reduce the suffering you should be grateful" is certainly one of them.
- FridgeSeal 2y ago> Suffering is the default state of man What an awful and depressing view to hold. I hope one day you find a small piece of happiness in your life. Things used to be worse, and our default state is “suffering” so we should give up, stop here and lick the boots of the current, obviously flawed system? That doesn’t even make sense as an argument.