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> I don't really feel the need to rebut you point by point.

Of course you don't. That would require you to continue to make arguments that are at odds with economic reality.

> Automation is going to destroy the income of everyone.

So when are you changing your username from toomuchtodo to nothingtodo?

> I know your type. "I've got mine, fuck you. Get some bootstraps." If you don't like having a social fabric, which includes caring for the weakest among us, Get. The. Fuck. Out.

If I take your kindly-worded suggestion, how will you seize my labor? And where should I turn in my property before I leave?



Sir (or Mam), I wouldn't accept your labor nor your property voluntarily, let alone seize it. I empathize with whatever has brought you to the point of "keep what you kill and let the weak perish". Enjoy how you choose to spend your resources, I know how I want to spend mine.


> I wouldn't accept your labor nor your property voluntarily, let alone seize it.

And what of the labor and property of lawyers, doctors, investment bankers, Silicon Valley multimillionaires? You're going to have a hard time delivering and paying for all the promises and investments you wrote of if you're picky about who you're willing to take from.

> Enjoy how you choose to spend your resources, I know how I want to spend mine.

That, my friend, is individual liberty. I'm glad that despite your vitriol, you seem to agree that it's a wonderful thing.

One modest suggestion, however: you shouldn't presume to know how others spend their resources. A person you're quick to curse as cold-hearted might be far more charitable than you ever imagined, and, in both relative and absolute terms, perhaps far more charitable than you.

Cheers.




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