@mr_archenemy there is a sense in which society is made better off by many non-income-producing behaviors than income-producing behaviors
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing okay, i'm interested. how, and examples?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @mr_archenemy
@mr_archenemy being quiet and tidy, not getting in fights, being polite & awesome, as opposed to say being an annoying salesman?2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing okay, sure, but seems orthogonal. civ must be built and sustained or no one eats, tidy & polite or no.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @mr_archenemy
@mr_archenemy totally, and we actually don't need everybody to do that is what I'm saying, probably very few of us4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing oh, i see. I disagree. If you want to freeze civ at a particular point & say "keep it here! who do we need to sustain it?"1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @mr_archenemy
@mr_archenemy the thing is, as it gets more complex, it seems like we need fewer people to sustain it (consider agriculture layer)2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@mr_archenemy more people are rendered unproductive with each technological advance2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing temporarily unproductive, this has been going on for entire industrial & information era (not to mention history)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @mr_archenemy
@mr_archenemy I don't think low-IQ farmers can be retrained to be computer programmers honestly2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
@mr_archenemy I mean in history the unproductive just die, which seems fine until you realize that will mean a majority of humanity soon
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