Worst of Social Justice

[guizonde]

It goes all the way back to when we were livin in caves.  We care about OUR tribe first and foremost.  You're lucky if we're even peripherally aware of people outside our tribe.

"Us" and "them" mentality.

At least "us" is slowly growing bigger than just your clan or hometown. Hopefully more people start caring about the entire human race.

Which won't happen until we meet sentient aliens, if this mentality is the driving force. We need a "them" before the human race can be considered "us."

which basically explains how in halo space marines have no qualms about talking to different humans, despite language barriers and skin color.

[Thejebusfire]

The reason these things aren't free is because people have to work to provide them for us. There are farmers, water purification workers, electricians, engineers, oil field workers, etc. These people can't work for free.

[Ironchew]

The reason these things aren't free is because people have to work to provide them for us. There are farmers, water purification workers, electricians, engineers, oil field workers, etc. These people can't work for free.

It's more complicated than that. For instance, here in the United States, there are more uninhabited homes than homeless people. Worldwide, we already produce enough food to feed 10 billion people. Capitalism does not solve the problem of distributing essentials effectively and, perhaps more importantly, automation ensures fewer and fewer people will have to work to produce these essentials.

You should take a look at solutions like basic income that directly address a post-employment society.

[Sigmaleph]

The reason these things aren't free is because people have to work to provide them for us. There are farmers, water purification workers, electricians, engineers, oil field workers, etc. These people can't work for free.

All sorts of things are free that other people have to work for. We typically pay them through taxes (yes, technically that means we are still paying for them and so not "free", but the load can be distributed adequately throughout society). If we can have public schools, we can have public other stuff.

Obviously you need to consider everything case by case, like how do you deal with people who consume extraordinary amounts of electricity or such, but it's not ridiculous a priori to expand the "basic necessities" category to include more things.

Also, I'm with 'chew on basic income, but that's probably harder to implement directly that just free food.

[Ultimate Paragon]

Ah yes, because "criticism" often takes the form of mass murder.

[Thejebusfire]

I wouldn't put it past Ian to support mass murderers.

[Beezlebub]

Anyone who wants to post slashfic of various forum members: clear it with them first. I did not expect I'd have to make a rule about this, but this is the world we live in.

You expect anything less from this forum? I'm surprised it took this long.

It's already far too late.

I ship MadChew.

[Svata]

Just MadChew? Hell, I ship ForumOrgy, which is exactly what it sounds like.

[Zygarde]

...you guys are weird.

[Second Coming of Madman]

So, wait. Is it me x Ironchew or Madcat x Ironchew?

[Svata]

Yes.

[Ironchew]

So, wait. Is it me x Ironchew or Madcat x Ironchew?

If we decide this by firing a photon at a phototube you could think of it as a superposition of both MadChews.

You won't know which one it is until you read it.

[Ultimate Paragon]

Here we see McIntosh defending extremists who terrorize people because of an opinion.

[niam2023]

Social Justice Warriors are like Inquisitors - they are so utterly sure of their own righteousness, that everyone with a contradictory opinion, in their mind, becomes a monster. Simply for not being like them.

[chitoryu12]

Here we see McIntosh defending extremists who terrorize people because of an opinion.

I don't think someone saying that they don't want to defend Charlie Hebdo is simultaneously saying "I support the terrorists who killed their workers and creators."