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> But why do I have to? Because you enjoy eating? Whatever you think society should be, the fact is we live in one where you have to exchange labour for money.
by bawolff 11mo ago
> But why do I have to?
Because you enjoy eating? Whatever you think society should be, the fact is we live in one where you have to exchange labour for money. What ought to be and what is, are unrelated to each other.
Its interesting how we feel this way about white collar jobs, but when a coal mine closes nobody cares.
- plastic-enjoyer 11mo agoThis may be true, however, then upskilling should not be a way to solve economic issues as this line of thinking will not bring us further to solve the Is-Ought-Problem. I think most people can accept that a future where we don't have to exchange labour for money is a desirable future, right?
- bawolff 11mo ago> I think most people can accept that a future where we don't have to exchange labour for money is a desirable future, right? That depends at what cost and who the "we" is. There are plenty of variations on this idea i would consider a bad thing. After all, this is already our present if you are born rich enough.