NarrrzJul 9, 2023

Is there any more ethical solution to our current circumstances than "murder all billionaires"?

Not that I'm particularly against that - quite the opposite, in fact. But I'm wondering if anyone sees, or had seen a path to social and climate recovery/progress that could occur without first eradicating the class of people who most enjoy the present status quo. #murder #billionaires #socialism #capitalism #climate

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Is there any more ethical solution to our current circumstances than "murder all billionaires"? - nostupidquestions - kbin.social

Not that I'm particularly against that - quite the opposite, in fact. But I'm wondering if anyone sees, or had seen a path to social and climate recovery/progress that could occur without first eradicating the class of people who most enjoy the present status quo.

Show threadSugaredScoundrelJul 9, 2023
This post is as bad as the stuff on exploding heads. I have an idea, let’s not plan on murdering people based on their gender, class, race, or any other circumstance.
Show threadNarrrzJul 9, 2023

So what you're saying is, you believe there is a solution?

Can your share a general outline, at least?

Show threadSugaredScoundrel

No, I haven’t thought about actively preventing the mass murder of people who have more than me.

This nihilistic worldview, expressed by you and the others commenting and downvoting me will kill more than the 1 percenters.

Jul 9, 2023 at 11:10pmWeb
Show threadReCursingJul 9, 2023

It's not people who have more than you, it's people who have more than everyone else combined! At one point (not sure of current numbers) SEVEN people had more wealth between tham than the poorest fifty percent.

That's 7 people vs 350 000 000 000 people.

Are any of those seven people really more than fifty billion times more valuable than a homeless child in Delhi?

Show threadSugaredScoundrelJul 9, 2023

So we should kill them?

But to answer your question, of course they are not intrinsically more valuable than any other human. Their lives are worth exactly the same as any others. They’re the same as those fighting in Ukraine. They’re the same as the migrants that died on that ship trying to get to a better life.

This question is flawed. We should be looking at how best to raise the standard of living across the world.