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Sure. Human rights are not universal laws in the same sense the laws of physics are. And, as our ability to provide well-being and comfort for ourselves increas
by catnaroek 13y ago
Sure. Human rights are not universal laws in the same sense the laws of physics are. And, as our ability to provide well-being and comfort for ourselves increases, we can expand the notion of what the bare minimum is that everyone ought to be able to afford. [edit] But in a world where there are still people who die of starvation, it is immoral to talk about making connectivity a human right. [/edit]
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By "a job", I did not mean "working for some company". Rather, I meant the opportunity to do something society considers valuable, and be rewarded in return.
- jack9 13y agoI have recently reversed my stance, which was similar to yours. > No. People need food, clothing, shelter, a job to survive. They also need information. If you have food clothing shelter in an abandoned field that's radioactive, the former elements do not matter. You die. Information is something taken for granted, because we expect other humans to share. That isn't always practical or possible. There is a vast amount of critically pertinent information that becomes available on the net in realtime. Saying people don't have the right to access it, is a death sentence for many.