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   Joe Uchill (joeuchill@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 02:15:52 JST Joe Uchill

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   @trochee I mean, if we don't have to care if a proposal is achievable, I propose that everyone be 15% happier

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     Jeremy Kahn (trochee@dair-community.social)'s status on Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 02:15:52 JST Jeremy Kahn

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     @JoeUchill nothing about the utilitarian worldview is achievable, even when it's a lightly reheated apologia for the status quo

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     Jeremy Kahn (trochee@dair-community.social)'s status on Sunday, 30-Apr-2023 02:15:53 JST Jeremy Kahn

     If the utilitarians took themselves even a little bit seriously, they'd be proposing redistribution of all but a $1M annual stipend from every one of our planet's top ten (10) richest people.

     That's about $1T; a $1000 windfall for every human alive (assuming some shrinkage in distribution).

     Billions of people live on $3 a day or less

     Imagine the aggregate utility of giving half of the world a YEAR'S PAY.

     https://wandering.shop/@annaleen/109922218219654269

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