kaskakokos
Joined 6 years ago
Joined 6 years ago
I had to try :/
You buy it cheaper but you are generating a debt, it's like buying on credit: somewhere someone is being exploited or a natural resource is being overexploited, and you will pay for it in the future, with a poorer environment socially, economically and naturally.
Everything comes back. I once read that I don't know which tribe made decisions that were good for the next 7 generations, well, buying on amazon is a decision that is not good even for the current generation, you will probably see the consequences in your own or your children's life.
Now, let's take the Aristotelian definition of happiness: It is about doing good and matching one's nature with one's actions. Then I would design questions like:
- Do you feel that your life is interconnected with the lives of others?
- When you reflect, do you feel that your life is what it should be?
- Are you satisfied with your life?
- In your daily life you do things out of obligation that do not correspond to your true nature?
- etc.
It all depends on what definition of happiness you take, and the one selected by the sponsors of the work I guess is not mine.
[1]Source: https://go.trackyourhappiness.org/
- In most respects, my life is close to my ideal.
- The conditions of my life are excellent.
- I am satisfied with my life.
- So far I have achieved the important things I want in life.
- If I could live my life over again, I would change almost nothing.
Let's avoid considering outliers to maintain a balanced discussion.
While I don't believe anyone has the right to live in Castellana or the Royal Palace, it also wouldn't be fair to require someone to move to the desert to find a home.
Article 47 of Spanish Constitution:
All Spaniards are entitled to enjoy decent and adequate housing. The public authorities shall promote the necessary conditions and shall establish appropriate standards in order to make this right effective, regulating land use in accordance with the general interest in order to prevent speculation.
We can blame the okupas, calling them lazy if that suits you. But we are missing half the story if we don't consider the other end of the spectrum: people buying property purely for speculative investment. For example, consider the housing crisis in Majorca [1].
Since we have enough money to buy a house, it's easy to blame the okupas. However, you should ask yourself: How much would housing prices need to increase before I can no longer afford a home? What would I do with my kids in that situation?
Justice should be defended with a veil of ignorance about your personal situation. It's easy to talk about what is fair regarding housing if you own two or three properties. Talk to people, and you will understand how lucky you may have been.
[1] https://www.dw.com/en/mallorca-property-boom-stirs-sellout-f...
Might someone in the future ponder who initiated the last airline for dogs?
You can expand your universe if you search this: Anthropology Egalitarianism
Moravec's paradox [1] explains that AI can perform the "complex" processes and cannot execute the "simple" processes of children.
Where I live in Spain there are several associations trying to prevent the installation of wind turbines in many of the beautiful mountains that are otherwise going to be industrialised [1].
I recommend joining local associations if you want to prevent wind turbines from being installed on your home.
[1] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/05/20/spain-new-...
Hi, why do you say this? I mean I was a glutton (and still am), but I have been able to reduce the amount of food eaten by skipping dinner as a way of eating less. I've been at it for 2 years now, not long term maybe but medium term and I have no intention of stopping given the benefits I'm having.
Certainly, it explains that if we look at previous civilisations that have been annihilated, it seems that slow decay is a feasible path.
According to their argumentation, there is a balance of 4 common environmental problems in previous cases:
I. Destruction/loss of natural resources. II. Ceilings on natural resources. III. Harmful things. IV. Human population.
Nice.