We'd have never progressed as a species with your mentality. Change is painful and it's part and parcel of progress.

Humans would be suffering far more today if we weren't willing to accept short term pains for progress.

Change and progress like the people of France deciding they had enough of injustice and nobles' impunity, then? A little short-term pain for social progress? We agree.

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xvector 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Look where France is now. Can't afford their own retirement.

	▲	pesus an hour ago \| parent [-]
		If that's the worst problem they have, that still sounds like things worked out pretty well compared to most places.

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kelnos 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That sounds suspiciously like a "ends justify the means" argument.

It's easy to say we need to be willing to accept short term pains when it's someone else who has to bear the brunt of them.

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pesus 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Are you willing to stand by this argument and give up your career?