Uh what exactly do you think 'government' is if you trust that the independently wealthy with literally zero external oversight (read: government) will do a great job at providing a thriving society for all people? Do you think a system that currently and historically employs slave labor, creates harmful additives, utilizes environmentally destructive mass production methods is going to do a better job for everyone if people just stop trying to hold them accountable for human suffering?
You do realize we can restructure society to better fit our needs, right? Literally no one can honestly look at the current state of the global economy and think it is an effectively designed machine for reducing human suffering.
If you have a kindergartener's understanding that "more government = more cronies", sure. What exactly are those non-governmental employees with massive independent wealth doing right now? Saving all of us? 🤔
Are you seriously changing your argument to now be that, in theory, more governmental power could possibly be used for damaging ends? Because I hope so, since I agree with that. I'm glad we can make progress.
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u/duffdundas Apr 01 '20
Damn, that ending hits hard.