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Re:Just Be Rich by esyir on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @11:45AM (#26793940)
Basically, crab in pot. Fuck having overall better conditions, I'm screwing myself over if it means I can be king of the dirt mound.
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Re:Just Be Rich by llamataboot on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @02:07PM (#26796545)
No, not at all. Read The Spirit Level and also a bunch of happiness psychology. Relative equality and perception of fairness matter quite a lot to humans.
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Re:Just Be Rich by esyir on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @01:32AM (#26803276)
I'm fully aware of that. I also think it's something unfortunate that we have to figure out a way to route around.

We should choose a system that gives one guy a billion dollars and everyone else a million, if the alternative is one that gives everyone 100k.

This is an analogy for lifestyle, the actual implications of supply demand are being ignored here.

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