@alasdairtweets long-term outcomes are all genetic but I think kids being happy during childhood is important (part of why I don't breed)
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@sarahdoingthing@alasdairtweets@anonmugwump@bswud the reasoning ignores hyperoblic discounting & dynamic inconsistency1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@sarahdoingthing@anonmugwump@bswud well it's the rhetoric of "rights" that seems off;1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing@anonmugwump@bswud is the loss of the "right to credibly contract for lifetime marriage" really a loss of rights?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing@anonmugwump@bswud your present self has lost a right but your future self has gained a new one;1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing@anonmugwump@bswud and the net gain is plausibly positive given dynamic inconsistency1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing@anonmugwump@bswud also, why not rue the loss of the right to sell oneself into bondage?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@sarahdoingthing@anonmugwump@bswud after all given a certain budget constraint it cd be welfare-enhancing to sell yrself into slavery +1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing@anonmugwump@bswud +in exchange for (e.g.) life-saving medical treatment for your child1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@pseudoerasmus rights are a handy compression/communication tool more than a reality and long-term pair bonds are a bit more relevant to...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@pseudoerasmus humans than slavery in typical hedonic effects since the pair bond is our special adaptation
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