I sometimes wonder if people who rant about "artificial scarcity" were dropped on their heads as children.
SCARCITY IS THE POINT OF SOCIETY.
#statusmatters
SCARCITY IS THE POINT OF SOCIETY.
#statusmatters
Every functional society since the dawn of time has had winners and losers, because a society that cannot assign resources and determine winners and losers is one that doesn't have to be obeyed at all, or in other words, one that is extremely likely to fall apart.
"But, like, imagine if everyone just had everything they needed provided to them. Wouldn't it be so peaceful?"
Congratulations. You have just managed to describe Africa, where for many years they got food shipments for everyone but warlords intercepted them.
Congratulations. You have just managed to describe Africa, where for many years they got food shipments for everyone but warlords intercepted them.
This naivety is analogous to asking, "Well if historically millions of people died of starvation, wouldn't infinite calories be a paradise?"
Look at modern Americans - hormonally dysfunctional, quarreling about fatphobia, redefining standards for obesity - and tell me.
Look at modern Americans - hormonally dysfunctional, quarreling about fatphobia, redefining standards for obesity - and tell me.
People are complex.
If lack of X can kill you, that doesn't mean too much X can't kill you in more gruesome ways.
Balance.
#mindset
If lack of X can kill you, that doesn't mean too much X can't kill you in more gruesome ways.
Balance.
#mindset
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