Heroic rat retiring from detecting land mines

Re:Heroic rat retiring from detecting land mines by spywaregorilla on Friday June 04, 2021 @05:04PM (#27399068)

> If I was given total control over your life and made you work for me, would you be ok with that so long as, according to me, I treated you well enough? I doubt it.

By definition, if you treat me well "enough", I'm already satisfied. That's a silly proposition.

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Re:Heroic rat retiring from detecting land mines by jaas on Friday June 04, 2021 @06:07PM (#27399627)

I think you are missing the “according to me” (the person you are working for) part of the sentence.

In this thought experiment, like the rat, you have no say in what constitutes being treated “well enough.”

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Re:Heroic rat retiring from detecting land mines by lovemenot on Friday June 04, 2021 @05:52PM (#27399496)

You might be missing the unspoken alternative. You will be treated well, as long as you do my bidding. Otherwise all bets are off.

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Re:Heroic rat retiring from detecting land mines by spywaregorilla on Friday June 04, 2021 @05:56PM (#27399528)

If your bidding isn't pleasant enough to keep me happy then you're not treating me well enough. The constraint, as defined, is on the master.

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Re:Heroic rat retiring from detecting land mines by lovemenot on Friday June 04, 2021 @06:06PM (#27399614)

You have made a tautology. It's moot. Coercion isn't all about carrots.

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