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Re:Language and Poverty by 2devnull on Wednesday November 29, 2023 @12:40PM (#38462431)
I’ll bite: some people want to save more, other people want to spend more. To remove inequality from humanity is to remove human nature itself. Whether or not that’s a good thing is totally besides the point. The premise requires a lack of historical understanding. Maybe we could also end prostitution and violent crime. “If only some politician would make a law… “
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Re:Language and Poverty by xkekjrktllss on Wednesday November 29, 2023 @01:22PM (#38463049)
This a classic is-ought fallacy, and I'm trying to be generous.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is%E2%80%93ought_problem

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Re:Language and Poverty by 2devnull on Wednesday November 29, 2023 @02:04PM (#38463669)
Oh I see, you’re saying we can simply eradicate human life! I didn’t consider that was what the parent was suggesting, but it is true I suppose, in a logical if pedantic sort of way.
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