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WWWP · 02-07-2019, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

How could anyone disagree?

^^

Anteater · 02-07-2019, 11:37 PM

All systems are fundamentally authoritarian because people are stupid, limited and ultimately are not able to manage themselves. The second you get beyond a few hundred people you'll see responsibilities piled onto a few and they will inevitably gain power of some kind beyond the rest.

To live in an ideal world where you don't deal with some fundamental aspect of authoritarianism would require some drastic change in the way that human beings tend to approach their lives and desires.

It is for these reasons that Denmark is a good role model (generally: they aren't perfect after all) for how a modern, humane and somehow not-bankrupt society can function at scale and how capitalism can be effective at improving the overall quality of life of your average person.

The Batlord · 02-08-2019, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

I don't really have any problems with meritocracy, so I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. If they had something to offer beyond cleaning toilets in a meritocracy they wouldnt be required to do labor no one else wants to do because they'd have something more valuable to offer, right?

Perhaps they don't care to "contribute" more to society since society is serving someone else (wealthy elites) rather than them and so they do their job, collect a check, and then go home to contribute to the only thing they feel is theirs: their personal lives and their families. You're assuming the moral validity of feeling the need to contribute to a society simply because it is there.

WWWP · 02-08-2019, 09:59 AM

Both my tax return and my first paycheck dd came in at midnight hbd to meeeee

The Batlord · 02-08-2019, 10:15 AM

Gonna ensmallen dem tiddies?

Lucem Ferre · 02-08-2019, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Dharma & Greg

Perhaps they don't care to "contribute" more to society since society is serving someone else (wealthy elites) rather than them and so they do their job, collect a check, and then go home to contribute to the only thing they feel is theirs: their personal lives and their families. You're assuming the moral validity of feeling the need to contribute to a society simply because it is there.

If you have a job you'd be contributing to society.

WWWP · 02-08-2019, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Dharma & Greg

Gonna ensmallen dem tiddies?

That won't be for another year at least, have to save up vacation time.

Plankton · 02-08-2019, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Mindfulness

made an appointment at the Academic Success Center at my school for see if someone could edit my essay because I really thought it was the final draft. she adds probably 20 commas and 5 semi colons lol

told me about some FANBOYS rule about combining two sentences and stuff. it made since because I knew I had some problems with it. so i officially have a first draft and now a really good second draft(with help) and my final will hopefully be an A because English will probably be one of the hardest classes. getting it out the way will be nice, idk if yall remember, they let me in the school on a english wavier because I missed only by one point.

woot woot its friday

Have you ever tried Grammarly?

Plankton · 02-08-2019, 12:03 PM

As long as you're not trying to do a hostile gov't take-over through the internet, I'm almost certain you'll be ok.

Plankton · 02-08-2019, 12:09 PM

Horse, here's water.

Ok then.

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