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Maybe because many "left-wing" people think it would actually be good to trade in a couple of years of life expectancy to make the world a better place for othe
by aerique 13y ago
Maybe because many "left-wing" people think it would actually be good to trade in a couple of years of life expectancy to make the world a better place for other living beings than just humans?
At least I think it would be a good thing to focus less on humans now that there's 6 billion of us.
- specialist 13y agoCitation needed. Left wing thought, in my world, is creating the maximum benefit for the maximum number of people. We against "robbing peter to pay paul".
- wtbob 13y ago> Left wing thought, in my world, is creating the maximum benefit for the maximum number of people. We against "robbing peter to pay paul". But that's exactly what welfare is: robbing Peter to pay Paul! (yes, I'm aware that folks claim stuff like, 'ah, but if we rob Peter nicely than there's less risk of Paul robbing and killing him, so really Peter's expected value is higher if we rob him')