Re:Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees
by bandrami on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @09:49AM
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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?
Re:Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees
by xtian on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @11:03AM
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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.
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?