Re:Undoing the Alhambra Decree
by NilMostChill on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @02:34AM
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> Two things can both be true.
That two things can be true makes sense.
> It's a zero sum game, and it's the morally right thing to do.
These two things can be true, they aren't in this case, but they can be.
In case it's a misunderstanding i'm going to state clearly, with emphasis:
> Helping the ~ [less] fortunate ~ isn't a zero-sum game.
Helping all people everywhere might be ( i haven't really considered that enough to have a solid opinion ) but helping a subset of people without impacting another subset of people isn't zero sum when the sum of those subsets isn't the whole.
In numbers:
The whole = 10
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Less fortunate group a = 2
Less fortunate group b = 2
Others = 8
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It's possible to get group a to 3 without bringing group b down to 1, because helping the less fortunate groups isn't zero sum.
I'm simplifying here because the whole being a fixed 10 isn't accurate either, but it does illustrate my point.
That two things can be true makes sense.
> It's a zero sum game, and it's the morally right thing to do.
These two things can be true, they aren't in this case, but they can be.
In case it's a misunderstanding i'm going to state clearly, with emphasis:
> Helping the ~ [less] fortunate ~ isn't a zero-sum game.
Helping all people everywhere might be ( i haven't really considered that enough to have a solid opinion ) but helping a subset of people without impacting another subset of people isn't zero sum when the sum of those subsets isn't the whole.
In numbers:
The whole = 10
-----
Less fortunate group a = 2
Less fortunate group b = 2
Others = 8
-----
It's possible to get group a to 3 without bringing group b down to 1, because helping the less fortunate groups isn't zero sum.
I'm simplifying here because the whole being a fixed 10 isn't accurate either, but it does illustrate my point.
> But christ, just call a thing what it is.
I will, thanks ?