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[–] archonet@lemy.lol 40 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"amazing quality of life"

Sure, if you're the right kind of super citizen.

[–] wizzor@sopuli.xyz 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yea, when choosing a fictional world to aspire for, it's useful to consider how most citizens are treated.

Our current world is great too, for some.

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

let's use the veil of ignorance for this one - when choosing a model society to aspire for pretend you have no idea where you'll be placed in it. maybe 80% is doing decently, 5% is doing well, and 15% is doing really bad, are you ready to potentially become a part of the 15%? if not, let's find a different model

Given how many people are willing to bet their money on far worse odds, I think an 85% chance of winning is a bet a lot of people would be willing to take.

[–] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Anon is probably the kind of person who also thinks Sparta was great, and just disregards that 90% of the population there were slaves.

[–] archonet@lemy.lol 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

seems more likely, being it's 4chan; that they're 100% aware and in-favor of the slaves, just that they believe they'll always be in that lucky 10%. Same goes for idolizing Super Earth -- it's never them that'll be sent to a freedom camp, until it happens, it's always something that happens to someone else who "probably deserved it"