. it crosses zero boundary from -ve to +ve rights, so something new there. Would love a post on -ve --> +ve threshold.
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Isn't the zero point a bit arbitrary? Like other coordinate systems, more a matter of definition than inherent property.
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Maybe. Maybe right way to understand threshold is positive *unconstrained* right (unlike other entitlements)
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not sure "rights" is good paradigm to think about this. Seperates individuals from society that makes BMI possible
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FWIW, there's a natural constraint in the system: the zero-sum nature of social status.
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The history of civilization can be viewed as a progressive decoupling between survival and social status.
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at this point, I think the disincentive consequences are a not positive. interfluidity.com/v2/5031.html
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