obtaining something for nothing — synthesis
What is your opinion of a person who takes this idea, if I may call it that, and flips it on its head and is interested in obtaining nothing for something? Altruism is still a thing right? — TheMadFool
What is your opinion of a person who takes this idea, if I may call it that, and flips it on its head and is interested in obtaining nothing for something? Altruism is still a thing right?
— TheMadFool
Nothing for something no more exists than does something for nothing. — synthesis
This entire idea of "free" is one of the greatest ruses of all-time. There is no such thing as "free." Is the air free? No, it just is. Anything that has economic value must be paid for by somebody. — synthesis
All off that freely-consumed energy would end up spilling back into the biosphere, with devastating consequences. — Pantagruel
What do you mean by energy spilling back into the biosphere? — synthesis
But he is indebting other people for future favors back to him.If your labor is creating value for somebody else, you paid for it. Value cannot be created out of thin air. — synthesis
Given that some corporate criminals are still trying to perpetrate the lie that climate change isn't happening, the same would certainly happen in such a case. It would surely lead to an environmental catastrophe. — Pantagruel
I am sort with George Carlin on this one whereas I don't really believe that man can cause much harm to the planet. Where the climate is no doubt changing, nobody really knows the extent to which we are contributing to such. — synthesis
Most human effort is chasing idols we think will make us happy (fame, money, youth, beauty, etc.) and distracting ourselves from the true cause of our miseries. Pascal said it best: "All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone". That's what I want, above all else. Not something for nothing, but to be able to sit alone for 15 minutes without going crazy from boredom. Just be at peace with myself. — RogueAI
I am sort with George Carlin on this one whereas I don't really believe that man can cause much harm to the planet.
— synthesis
Then maybe you should go and live in a landfill. — baker
The arrogance of man, thinking that he can be a threat to the planet. — synthesis
Is this your qualified, scientific opinion? Final answer? Sounds like an excuse to piss in the pool to me. — Pantagruel
Perhaps, like many, you have dedicated yourself to saving the planet and find my observation not to your liking, but there's not much I can about that. — synthesis
Exactly. I wouldn't mind if you were saying we can't have any effect, and still doing all the things to remediate pollution, etc. — Pantagruel
Corporations are inherently dangerous to the health of humanity and need to be kept on a short leash. — Pantagruel
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