"Everyone is replaceable." Old-school socialism, is that you buddy?https://twitter.com/BigCougSteve/status/1206773498808389632 …
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I've been saying for a long time that "human beings are fungible" is a fundamental assumption of socialism, and usually ultimately results in valuing loyalty over generativity
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I mean, like, I do genuinely believe that individuals can (and with regularity, do) do things that matter and either couldn't or wouldn't be done without them. There's a lot more to do and learn and create and it doesn't happen via some natural, passive human churn
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“Everyone is replaceable” isn’t just an assumption I disagree with, it’s also intrinsically violent.https://twitter.com/austnryder/status/1205572805628006401 …
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If everyone is not replaceable, are we suggesting there are some things that some individuals can not ever be able to do? Isn’t this pessimism?
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Most american investment banks where good people are regularly made redundant, only for more junior staff to cover. Also succession planning, the role is more important than the individual. I think real world corporates do not necessarily value people as such. Although some do
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Yes but why does that mean they get $1b or even $100b. $100m is more money than anyone could ever use personally. Btw, $1b = $50/hr, 24hr/day, since 280 B.C. $100b = 228,000 B.C.
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It is a living zen koan. literally the wings of a butterfly that spark a hurricane vs. not. yet in totality i am utterly insignificant. it matters to some, maybe even many and yet not to the universe
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Individuals matter and yet individuals can’t accomplish anything without being embedded in a community and society.
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