• fiat_lux@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    “That billionaire worked hard to be the only person able to afford the best nutrition, education, healthcare and network. How dare you trivialise their efforts by just handing out rewards to everyone! The deservedly poor are just going to get all uppity!”

    I think this has generally been the criticism. They feel it is a devaluation of their work to provide resources for or share them with others. The damage to them is from the increased competition for their tenuous social/financial status when they have a fairer fight.

    You can see it even in the social media posts about “why do people flipping burgers deserve a slightly more liveable minimum wage when I had to sell my left kidney to buy my MBA!”.

    I appreciate the question was rhetorical, I just thought it was a good moment to discuss prosocial and antisocial motivations and how they manifest.

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      1 year ago

      I appreciate you letting in some light on a common counterargument. The whole “devil’s advocate” thing doesn’t always go over well (can be used as a cover for contrarian JAQassery) but it’s useful when done right.