| ▲ | lelanthran 8 hours ago |
| I don't understand what is interesting about it: it's the default. Markets don't run on altruism. |
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| ▲ | woctordho 7 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| And humans don't run on markets. |
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| ▲ | wqaatwt 6 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Mostly they kind of do since we do live in an utopian society of unlimited abundance. Extremely few people can afford to (or want to) spend a very large number of working hours without ever getting anything directly in return for it. | | |
| ▲ | idiotsecant 6 hours ago | parent [-] | | I think you made a typo of saying do instead of don't and totally reversed your argument |
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| ▲ | throw1234567891 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | Neither on altruism. |
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| ▲ | FooBarWidget 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| The standard is applied very inconsistently. Nobody accuses the local bakery of being motivated by profit, and that they don't bake bread for you out of altruism. |
