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Mad genius, comedian, actor, and freelance voiceover artist broadcasting from the distant shores of Lake Erie (he/him)

Broadview Heights, Ohio
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    1. (((Barak)))‏ @lawnerdbarak 12 Jun 2020
      Replying to @arthur_affect @lunis and

      “Our society uses a distributional rule whose practical outcome is designed to land us at a good approximation of justice” “I cheated the distributional rule because doing so didn’t work an intrinsic injustice” “Friendo, that’s nonresponsive to the purpose of the rule.”

      1 reply 3 retweets 18 likes
    2. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 12 Jun 2020
      Replying to @lawnerdbarak @lunis and

      I think what gets me here is that people do, in fact, understand that these systems are sloppy and inconsistently enforced, they're a form of price discrimination

      1 reply 1 retweet 20 likes
    3. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 12 Jun 2020
      Replying to @arthur_affect @lawnerdbarak and

      The single dollar I tip a bartender for getting me a glass of water doesn't actually cover their labor costs for being there to serve me The understanding is that I am being subsidized by the person who orders 4 or 5 overpriced mixed drinks, because they probably have more money

      2 replies 1 retweet 33 likes
    4. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 12 Jun 2020
      Replying to @arthur_affect @lawnerdbarak and

      And when you attack the underpinnings of these systems as being "irrational" ("Why should I have to tip based on a % of the bill?") you have a point but you aren't seeing the big picture of why that system exists and how if you remove it you gotta replace it

      2 replies 3 retweets 36 likes
    5. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 12 Jun 2020
      Replying to @arthur_affect @lawnerdbarak and

      Like, publishers are right that, regardless of the merits of ebooks to the consumer, ebooks have been very damaging to the industry in terms of price point People *perceive* the cost of an author's time and labor as being tied up in the physical book

      3 replies 1 retweet 30 likes
    6. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 12 Jun 2020
      Replying to @arthur_affect @lawnerdbarak and

      And people *perceive* that a digital file is "free" (because it's so easy to copy and share, or it feels like it should be) and paying for it is a "tip" It somehow *feels different* to copy a file than to steal an actual book Even though that's total fucking nonsense

      3 replies 1 retweet 24 likes
    7. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 12 Jun 2020
      Replying to @arthur_affect @lawnerdbarak and

      "If I steal a physical book I have deprived someone of its use and that is fundamentally different from copying a file" Bitch the actual dead trees in that book cost like a total of $1 max to physically print in that form You can take as many of the physical objects as you want

      1 reply 1 retweet 17 likes
    8. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 12 Jun 2020
      Replying to @arthur_affect @lawnerdbarak and

      The price of a hardcover book was always a *ticket price*, it's an admission fee to get to see the text in the book before anyone else That's how the industry actually works, that's what the price is meant to cover

      1 reply 1 retweet 15 likes
    9. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 12 Jun 2020
      Replying to @arthur_affect @lawnerdbarak and

      And the fact that when there's no dead trees people see this price as illegitimate is actually pretty fucking disastrous

      2 replies 1 retweet 14 likes
    10. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 12 Jun 2020
      Replying to @arthur_affect @lawnerdbarak and

      It's like what they're saying now about trying to keep "live shows" alive with COVID-19, how if you don't physically enter a building people get all pissy about having to buy a "digital ticket", as though the price of the literal seat is legitimate and the show itself isn't

      1 reply 1 retweet 18 likes
      Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 12 Jun 2020
      Replying to @arthur_affect @lawnerdbarak and

      And it's like yeah, everyone knows "leakage" happens One person buys a book and then shares it with their family Someone buys a ticket for one movie and then spends the rest of the day "hopping theaters" Every so often a shoplifter swipes something from the counter

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        2. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 12 Jun 2020
          Replying to @arthur_affect @lawnerdbarak and

          And in aggregate it's not a big deal, whatever, it's price discrimination Most -- but not all -- of the "freeloaders" are people who legit can't afford it, it's the price of doing business Once in a while someone hangs out at the bar all night munching peanuts and water oh well

          1 reply 2 retweets 11 likes
        3. Arthur Chu‏Verified account @arthur_affect 12 Jun 2020
          Replying to @arthur_affect @lawnerdbarak and

          The issue is when they make it into this *moral crusade* and they don't just do it but they actively say everyone should do it, you have a fundamental right to do it, and actively attack the older system as bullshit If there were a "JUST TIP ZERO" social movement

          1 reply 2 retweets 11 likes
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        2. (((Barak)))‏ @lawnerdbarak 12 Jun 2020
          Replying to @arthur_affect @lunis and

          the less leakage there is (the more law abiding folks are even when cheating is consequence free) then the more closely the rule schema can approximate fairness If policymakers use that opportunity to make the rules more fair, legitimacy boosts rule following. Virtuous cycle.

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        3. (((Barak)))‏ @lawnerdbarak 12 Jun 2020
          Replying to @lawnerdbarak @arthur_affect and

          This is one of the reasons GOP behavior after 9-11 and 2008 was so morally unforgivable. They took real opportunities to make society fairer (sudden spikes of trust caused by crises) and reacted by shattering yhst trust for a chance at narrow partisan gain

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