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Humans aren’t precious because there’s like 8 billion of us. 300 years ago it was probably more like 600-700 million (highest estimates around a billion) and it took more humans to achieve less work.
Under capitalism, more people means cheaper workforce because more competition between workers. Individual worker is valued less. Under communism you don’t put a dollar figure on a human the same way, but they’re still more expendable when you can just get another one to do the same job.
I’m not advocating for mass genocide or eugenics, I’m just saying that’s how it is and we better get used to it. Things are precious when they’re scarce. We’re not scarce.
Dude gave arguments for the PoV he presented and all you give back is sentimental approach coupled with accusation xD
Truth is, humanity always perceived value of other humans by the filter of what can they do. Capitalism, communism, no matter - it still holds it.
Even in small communities a lazy, drunk neigbour is gonna be seen as barely worth anything coupled to industrious, hard working neighbour. We just are like this. All humans are innately egoistic to some degree and they perceive value of others through what they can gain from them.
Few folk are empathetic enough to perceive every single person as precious, yet even they crumble in certain scenarios, mostly connected to estimating worth of people who inconvienience them and their family.
Which means we need to get rid of most of the people in the world but then how do you decide who deserves to go?
Wow.
Back right up.
All they said was humanity needed to be precious again.
We never stopped being human, we did stop viewing each other as human in a lot of circumstances.
Your instant move to “get rid of everyone” is a bit telling itself.
There is more than enough to go around even now, stop letting billionaires convince you otherwise.
I knew very well it would be interpreted that way 😈
Even better that I figured how to mitigate depreciation issues anyway.
1: End the purely materialist/transactional society.
2: Ironically, more local and less global communities.
3: Less unplanned children pooped out.
Agreed on all 3 points lmao.
Well played 😂
Humans aren’t precious because there’s like 8 billion of us. 300 years ago it was probably more like 600-700 million (highest estimates around a billion) and it took more humans to achieve less work.
Under capitalism, more people means cheaper workforce because more competition between workers. Individual worker is valued less. Under communism you don’t put a dollar figure on a human the same way, but they’re still more expendable when you can just get another one to do the same job.
I’m not advocating for mass genocide or eugenics, I’m just saying that’s how it is and we better get used to it. Things are precious when they’re scarce. We’re not scarce.
No one is forcing you to feel that humans are or are not precious and this argument is very troubling…
If you cannot see why, please seek help.
Dude gave arguments for the PoV he presented and all you give back is sentimental approach coupled with accusation xD
Truth is, humanity always perceived value of other humans by the filter of what can they do. Capitalism, communism, no matter - it still holds it.
Even in small communities a lazy, drunk neigbour is gonna be seen as barely worth anything coupled to industrious, hard working neighbour. We just are like this. All humans are innately egoistic to some degree and they perceive value of others through what they can gain from them.
Few folk are empathetic enough to perceive every single person as precious, yet even they crumble in certain scenarios, mostly connected to estimating worth of people who inconvienience them and their family.