Re:Uber Plans Millions in Back Pay After Shortchanging NYC D...
by Jabanga on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @01:20AM
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Commerce is economic production and coordination at scale. It enables humanity to have a far higher standard of living than would otherwise be possible. In my opinion, it is a moral imperative to remove all restrictions on voluntary economic actions and interactions, both for utilitarian reasons, and for the sake of the individual's right to control their own body and actions.
Re:Uber Plans Millions in Back Pay After Shortchanging NYC D...
by anigbrowl on Friday May 26, 2017 @05:08PM
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I largely agree, but I no longer consider myself a utilitarian because few situations are so straightforward that cognitive, systemic, and other biases don't come into play, not to mention the practical limits of foresight. I'm also very concerned with informational asymmetries and the economic costs thereof. You're not wrong, but I encourage you to consider that there is more to the picture.
If you're engaged in commerce, don't conflate your commercial interests with those of humanity at large. It's possible that you're serving both at once, but not probable, and when you are in it for the money your objective assessment of such things is severely compromised.