@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
@sarahdoingthing that frees up more person-time to advance civ. would we have google if people had to spend 27 hours a day farming?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @mr_archenemy
@mr_archenemy totally not, which is a vote in favor of complexity! but not everybody gets re-absorbed in the new economy3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing true, and certainly not necessarily at same level of compensation. so what?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@mr_archenemy this phenomenon is growing and will soon eat us all, is the problem I see, also starvation is sad
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing this sort of luddism (luddite-ism?) isn't new, btw0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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