Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya: ‘Nobody Cares’ about Uyghur Genocide in China

Re:Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya: ‘Nobody Cares’ about Uy... by renewiltord on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @03:16AM (#29976459)

His problem is that he is honest. People will usually choose to get extra cups of salsa over helping the Uyghurs. It is the nature of the world.

I, too, am like that and in my tests of people, I find that their revealed preferences show that most other people are less valuable than an iPhone.

But these are things we must say to preserve the social illusion. And it is very easy. Watch:

I care deeply about the Uyghurs. In fact, my comment above is meant to shame people into acting. I do it because I care, and you should too.

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Re:Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya: ‘Nobody Cares’ about Uy... by beardyw on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @04:16AM (#29976867)

> in my tests of people, I find that their revealed preferences show that most other people are less valuable than an iPhone.

I think you need to get amongst different people. Those sorts of sentiments have led to grotesque abuses.

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Re:Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya: ‘Nobody Cares’ about Uy... by renewiltord on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @11:40AM (#29981720)

Well, Apple sold some 200 million iPhones in the last year and the cost of an iPhone is conveniently the cost of a life according to GiveWell currently.

I suspect that even you don’t believe what you say, in reality.

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