market dynamics are a consequence of choice the trads and movement incels don't *want* there to be a sexual marketplace, they're *mad* about there being one because they're mad about you having choices but go off sis
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the only thing worse than reactionary takes is the reactionary reaction to the reactionary takes
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There are states other than "in this relationship the other exacts unlimited value from me for no return" and "I must exact precisely the same number of utiles from the other as they exact from me". It is the latter that is being rejected, but the former isn't being endorsed.
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enh, maybe the former is an enormous cultural formation with centuries if not millennia of momentum and the latter is a zebras-not-horses edge case at worst, yet people should get credit for only speaking against the latter and not supporting the former? skeptical
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There's a difference between "people are the same as currency' and "people are worth more than what they can do for you" People have more value than the raw activities they can perform. Relationships arent just value passed from one person to another.
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sure, i didn't say "relationships are transactional the way transactions are conceived of in mercantilism" capitalism corrects mercantilism by observing that value can be added, not just moved around
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But everything is a transaction. That tweet and this tweet are transactions. They serve no purpose other than self-satisfaction.
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you know that and i know that
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Huh. Usually when I see 'relationships are transactional' it's in the sense that you do something for someone and then they owe you something in return, which is a very bad way to think about it. Healthy relationships don't keep score.
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i absolutely agree that keeping score is a terrible practice because it's petty and low-trust, the benefit you're receiving from a relationship is a holistic evaluation and you can basically only fuck up by trying to be a bean-counter about it
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the slippery slide from "relationships are transactional" (i mean, yeah) to "human value can be essentialized to their relationships" is sure... convincing to a lot of the ppl replying to that tweet
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but it nests quite neatly alongside the "MS-13 members are human isn't the best hill to die on" tweet since they both accept that humanity is not intrinsically worthwhile, it's all in how we "relate"
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