MootFile t1_j5dc8wa wrote on January 22, 2023 at 4:08 AM

Reply to comment by Frumpagumpus in What do you think an ordinary, non-billionaire non-PhD person should be doing, preparing, or looking out for? by Six-headed_dogma_man

What do you mean by morals.

Frumpagumpus t1_j5de98i wrote on January 22, 2023 at 4:26 AM

capitalism = capital can be acquired through free trade

you seem to be positing that "pro scientism" will somehow distribute capital via a means other than trade, some form of distribution, which would presumably require making some kind of moral judgement of the form person y deserves amount of capital z.

but i don't see how scientific method has anything to do with making such moral judgements.

MootFile t1_j5df5yl wrote on January 22, 2023 at 4:34 AM

Utilitarianism tries to frame it into a science based measurement.

Scientism is about solving problems. People starving is a problem. Morals are up to the community.

Frumpagumpus t1_j5eh5e7 wrote on January 22, 2023 at 12:21 PM

it seems to me the incidence of effective altrusists is higher amongst ultra high net worth individuals than ordinary people.

(and objectively they seem to have achieved quite a lot e.g. bill gates&rotary club vs polio)