What an awful person Hobsbawm was. From New Culture Forum's new report on how Communism is given a passpic.twitter.com/UChP2FrYlL
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& I think I'd still think this behind veil of ignorance; ie not knowing if I was 1 of the 20 million or 1 saved by golden age.
I think most people say if you're breaking 20 million eggs to get the omelette the omelette won't be all that great.
I agree we should have very high burden of proof for claims of upcoming golden age. Operating off hypothetical here.
I dunno much about the philosophical critique of utilitarianism but the epistemological problems seem pretty central
we are in golden age of peace and prosperity surely
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