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> it's merely there to illustrate that it gets a lot more difficult to appreciate the value of a little personal time in the present if you have an unusual util

by ssmoot 11y ago

> it's merely there to illustrate that it gets a lot more difficult to appreciate the value of a little personal time in the present if you have an unusual utility-function in your moral code that applies a lot more weight to the future than most people do. That actually comes off very egotistical. The damage you do to your family today by putting a simple job before them is likely to do damage far into the future. Because you aren't that important. The cure will almost happen (or not) with or without you. The best you can likely hope for is to accelerate it. Everyone is replaceable in a job. Everyone. Parents aren't. A decade ago I'd have been much more willing to agree with you. But today it feels like a superficial rationalization of ego. One man does not get to Mars. Seems like this should be one of those named Internet Laws. i.e.: Any mention of "...more than most people" is self-flattery and an indication that the user lacks the empathy to understand that most people have actually considered the same thing at one point or another in their lives. As a corollary, the position professed generally only holds any truth in as much as most people have already considered and rejected it's premise and matured beyond it.

TeMPOraL 11y ago
> Because you aren't that important. The cure will almost happen (or not) with or without you. The best you can likely hope for is to accelerate it. Everyone is replaceable in a job. Everyone. Parents aren't. By this standard I'd say that children are also replaceable, and therefore so are the parents. From the society's point of view, children are a commodity. > That actually comes off very egotistical. I strongly disagree. I find the opposite belief, that you should prioritize yourself and a small circle around you above all other people, to be much more self-centered. And it's part of the reason the world needs fixing in the first place - because most of the people tend to focus on themselves and their families at the expense of everyone else.

by ssmoot 11y ago

TeMPOraL 11y ago

> Because you aren't that important. The cure will almost happen (or not) with or without you. The best you can likely hope for is to accelerate it. Everyone is replaceable in a job. Everyone. Parents aren't. By this standard I'd say that children are also replaceable, and therefore so are the parents. From the society's point of view, children are a commodity. > That actually comes off very egotistical. I strongly disagree. I find the opposite belief, that you should prioritize yourself and a small circle around you above all other people, to be much more self-centered. And it's part of the reason the world needs fixing in the first place - because most of the people tend to focus on themselves and their families at the expense of everyone else.