Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees

Re:Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees by xtian on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @12:11PM (#18122959)

If the rules of the game are that we only act out of self-interest, then I would only praise you if it directly benefits me in some way. Is that the sort of relationship you would like to have with everyone in your own life?

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Re:Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees by bandrami on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @09:49AM (#18130130)

If you've oversimplified psychology and behavior that much there's no point asking "why" anyone would praise anyone.

You had as an unstated axiom that self-interested action are not praiseworthy. You still have not made an argument for that, though you have pointed out that a world composed only of self-interested action would be an unpleasant one (I agree).

However, using a more realistic understanding, where actions come from a multitude of motivations, why do you consider a given action's being self-interested to exclude it from praiseworthiness?

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Re:Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees by xtian on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @11:03AM (#18130880)

Sorry, the post I responded to asserted that “our motives are ultimately guided by our self interest”. It seems like you are now applying my words to a different context.

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