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My adversary has accused me of sophistry. As if I’m just a crafter of kaleidoscopes. I’m just giving back the compliment by calling out their romanticism. Char
by AreShoesFeet000 8mo ago
My adversary has accused me of sophistry. As if I’m just a crafter of kaleidoscopes. I’m just giving back the compliment by calling out their romanticism.
Charity work can bring momentary fulfillment to a person. I’m not reducing humanity by situating it within the machine. You even have the right to reject the material proposition that charity work is a piece that composes the totality of the machine. But eventually all truth will be self evident, so let’s leave it to the reader.
- Angostura 8mo agoI’m not your adversary, I’m just trying to understand your point. Your original assertion was that ‘ you’re only there as long as the use values you create can be exchanged in the market for a profit.’ When I suggested that non-profit or public sector jobs could certainly have soul, your responses were pretty incomprehensible. Can you explain your point clearly and succinctly?
- AreShoesFeet000 8mo agoBecause you’re aiding exploitation either way. It’s the same machine, just another part of it.
- Angostura 8mo agoRight. So it's not just work - any good or altruistic act, will by definition only act to stoke the machine. It's certainly a way of thinking, I suppose
- AreShoesFeet000 8mo agoIncorrect. It’s mostly just work.
- Angostura 8mo agoSo if I carry out hip replacement surgery, at my own cost its good? But if the NHS pays me to carry out hip replacement surgery - funded from tax revenue, but free to the patient, it's bad?
- AreShoesFeet000 8mo agoThis is not a moral judgement. It doesn’t even matter from which pocket the money is coming from.