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No_Eponym@lemmy.catoShare Funny Videos, Images, Memes, Quotes and more @lemmy.ml•We were warned4·2 days agoPain? Uh, sure buddy. Let’s go with that…
No_Eponym@lemmy.cato science@lemmy.world•Evolution made us cheats, now free-riders run the world and we need to changeEnglish11·5 days agothe Julius Caesar of our time—Donald Trump
Biiiiig doubt right off the bat, but I’ll keep reading.
We can’t stop people free-riding, it’s part of our nature, the incurable syndrome… Free riders are among us … if we accept that we all have this ancient flaw… we can design policies around that and change our societies for the better.
Right, ok, I guess that makes sense. How do we fix it then?
Self-knowledge: …appearing trustworthy but being selfish can be more beneficial to the individual. We need to recognise that and make a moral choice about whether we try to use people or to work with them.
Ok, sure, for the less-selfish folks who have the capacity for self-awareness. But the more selfish folks already know this because they are exploiting it.
Education: We must teach people to think ethically for themselves, and to give them the tools to do so.
Hmm, big doubt. We’ve been trying to do this for ages in many societies. Not only has it not been a panacea, the selfish often hijack the education systems themselves.
Policy: Goodman believes that exposing free-riders is more beneficial than punishment… suggesting that journalistic work exposing exploitation can be as effective… as criminal punishment.
Ok, you lost me. Maybe the book is better, but this is garbage. I don’t care about changing behaviour, I want to stop the bleeding. Criminal punishment for the criminally sociopathic! This guy and Susan Collins can keep eachother company…
But hopefully not fishy
No_Eponym@lemmy.cato News@lemmy.world•California Gov. Gavin Newsom is floating a federal tax boycott3·12 days agoThey might still get you on skin colour, ethno-linguistic origin of name, left-wing political affiliations, religious affiliations (or lack thereof), type of employment or specific employer, perceived accent, or a boarder agent just having a very bad or a very good day.
No_Eponym@lemmy.cato politics @lemmy.world•White House Pushes Texas to Redistrict, Hoping to Blunt Democratic Gains2·13 days agoWelcome to America where the rules
areis made up and the truthdoesn’tdon’t matter.
No_Eponym@lemmy.cato News@lemmy.world•Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs sickens dozens of people across 7 states3·14 days agoDepends on if you’re measuring in Ford Fields or Beaver Stadiums.
No_Eponym@lemmy.cato politics @lemmy.world•Musk says SpaceX will retire Dragon spacecraft amid bitter Trump dispute1·16 days agoBut would he put himself in additional danger for the lols? Or because drugs? Or raging narcisism? Let’s be real, E-Mu is confused. Could totally hurt himself in his confusion.
No_Eponym@lemmy.cato politics @lemmy.world•Musk says SpaceX will retire Dragon spacecraft amid bitter Trump dispute7·16 days agoI mean, the current national security advisor doesn’t seem stable enough to handle the decision making either. It’s unsurprising that E-Mu fit in fine with this administration until recently.
No_Eponym@lemmy.cato Technology@lemmy.world•This new 40TB hard drive from Seagate is just the beginning—50TB is coming fast!English12·20 days agoThis picture: brought to you by some bullshit AI
No, Catherine, clearly what scares you most is THE TRUTH!
No_Eponym@lemmy.cato Technology@lemmy.world•New fuel cell could enable electric aviationEnglish7·20 days agoNo more Miracles on the Hudson, only Meltdowns.
No_Eponym@lemmy.cato politics @lemmy.world•Paranoid Kash Patel polygraphs FBI agents in MAGA purge2·21 days agoinadmissible in court
The judicial coup is out of control /s
No_Eponym@lemmy.cato World News@lemmy.world•'Russian bombers are burning en masse' — Ukraine's SBU drones hit 'more than 40' aircraft in mass attack, source claimsEnglish131·21 days agoZelenskyy when Trump calls:
You’re heeeeeere, there’s nooooothing I fear!
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