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Originally Posted by Lune
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It necessarily jeopardizes the source of value, though.
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If we are to assume that total 'value' is some quantifiable static value then sure. Is it though?
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Originally Posted by Lune
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Cooperation and building a strong social contract with collective responsibility are rational endeavors; it's what makes advanced civilization possible.
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Of course they are because cooperation involves working towards a shared interest. If your interests align with someone else's then cooperating makes perfect sense. When would cooperation be rational if it left you worse off?
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It's precisely the lack of widespread "rational self-interest" that makes life bearable.
That's why I find it so ironic when Reagan conservatives love calling other people "takers". Their Ayn Rand ideology is literally parasitic.
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Well that is not me and my thoughts are my own no matter how repugnant they may be. They didn't come from Ayn Rand. They were delivered to me unsolicited by the callous hand of reason.
I am not so much interested in whether things are right or wrong, but what is rational, what is reasonable, what is logical. Everyone likes to abuse reason in support of their ideals and we end up with piles of data on each side that the other side scoffs at.