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0 pointsfnordpiglet3y ago0 comments

“You should care about the economy more than your happiness” is absurd.

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latency-guy23y ago· 2 in thread

I don't think I said those words, so sure?

“I think you should consider more than your own happiness, we're talking about the economy”

Did I misinterpret this?

A generous interpretation would be: when making policy decisions we should maximize the happiness of many people, not specific individuals.

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