Re:Capitalism Has Gone Off the Rails
by yummyfajitas on Monday November 03, 2014 @12:15PM
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And yes, this means that inequality is bad in and of itself.
If inequality were bad in and of itself, then you wouldn't need to refer to Mind State X to explain why it is bad.
I.e., suppose inequality doesn't cause Mind State X. Do you still care? If so, why?
I'll stop you right there, in no way is your sexual life in any way comparable to the way poverty impacts the mental wellbeing of people.
Suppose, hypothetically, I dig into the psychology literature and discover that the distribution of sexual partners causes Mind State Y which is just as bad as Mind State X. Would that make restricting the actions of others moral?
More concretely: what specific psychological properties determine that Mind State X justifies restricting the actions of others, but not Mind State Y? And if I could dig into the psychology literature and show that Mind State Y satisfied those properties, would you change your opinion?
I also postulate that you aren't really recognizing how devastating Mind State Y can be. Your Box 9 quote describes quite accurately my impression of the lives of less attractive men. Feel free to browse various "manosphere" subreddits (e.g. "red pill", seduction) to read many examples of this.
If inequality were bad in and of itself, then you wouldn't need to refer to Mind State X to explain why it is bad.
I.e., suppose inequality doesn't cause Mind State X. Do you still care? If so, why?
I'll stop you right there, in no way is your sexual life in any way comparable to the way poverty impacts the mental wellbeing of people.
Suppose, hypothetically, I dig into the psychology literature and discover that the distribution of sexual partners causes Mind State Y which is just as bad as Mind State X. Would that make restricting the actions of others moral?
More concretely: what specific psychological properties determine that Mind State X justifies restricting the actions of others, but not Mind State Y? And if I could dig into the psychology literature and show that Mind State Y satisfied those properties, would you change your opinion?
I also postulate that you aren't really recognizing how devastating Mind State Y can be. Your Box 9 quote describes quite accurately my impression of the lives of less attractive men. Feel free to browse various "manosphere" subreddits (e.g. "red pill", seduction) to read many examples of this.