“Look, there are casualties whenever you try to change reality, and you can’t get too sentimental about it in some ways.” –– Stewart Brand
@devonzuegel Not sure I agree with that. You can be compassionate, empathetic, & also determined to make change.
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@michael_nielsen Agreed that compassion is critical (to be more effective & to minimize damage), but it can't overwhelm necessary change -
@devonzuegel A concrete example is farm subsidies: Should these be unilaterally(!) removed in one swoop? I think doing so is cruel. - 6 more replies
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@michael_nielsen@devonzuegel Just gotta figure out how to price any externalities, to fairly compensate the casualties, according to Coase. -
@paulbaumgart@devonzuegel That's sometimes a good approach, but way of life isn't always fungible. - 2 more replies
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