Did they stop teaching "actions speak louder than words" in schools, or something?

dylan604 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

"Someone can want a thing, even very badly, without wanting to put in the work for it."

Pretty much the impetus behind a lot of theft. Sure, there's thieving because people can't afford food, but that's all theft. There's theft because they are addicts and don't want to sober up long enough to earn money, so they still things. There's others that can't afford something so rather than saving for it, they just take it.

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dpoloncsak 27 minutes ago | parent [-]

Is 'the work' not reflected in 'consequences' in terms of theft?

I'm not sure how to convey this idea properly...Can't you view the repercussions of theft (Legal action, distrust, etc) as 'work' being put in? Sure, it's a different kind of work, but while I have a lack of motivation to want to work to buy a Lambo as I find them not worth the value, I also have a lack of motivation to steal a Lambo as I find it not worth the consequences.

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ImPostingOnHN 20 minutes ago | parent [-]

I understand what you are saying but nonetheless struggle to view the possibility of maybe getting caught and then maybe getting punished, as "work". It (the abstract concept of something possibly happening) fits into none of the definitions of "work" I have heard. Moreover, many crimes are committed without the perpetrator even thinking of the consequences.

Consider an alternative viewpoint: rather than contorting the definition of "work" in such a way and convincing everyone to accept the new definition, we might instead be content saying "someone can want a thing, even very badly, without wanting to put in the work for it."

	▲	dpoloncsak 17 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Oh, I'm with you mate, I'm not trying to die on a hill over here re-defining 'work'. I was just looking from a more esoteric view, "Do you count the risk of consequences as potential effort" I think is at least more proper phrasing.

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ImPostingOnHN 40 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

Did they start teaching that all idioms are always true without nuance in schools, or something?