1/ good essay, but a buried line in it: > I conclude from all this that we have a strong and increasing DIY norm. I agree, but I'm curious why. There's something in human nature that insists on conservation of DIY, likely as an expression of agency (IMO).https://twitter.com/robinhanson/status/1413234799523868682 …
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I don't think anyone sees soldiers as lazy for not cooking their own meals.
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The sentence in question basically asked "why do soldiers not have a problem with outsourcing their meal production, but middle class people do?" my answer is conservation of agency. The soldier is doing high status work and can outsource meal production without loss of agency>
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