I was really upset by two phrases in your comment: ”...kind of entrenches fundamental inequality between people in a very explicit way, tied to money” and “Having more money doesn’t make someone a better person automatically...” My idea solves absolutely diffrent problem—this is clearly stated in the article. What does inequality have to do with it? We are talking about rational use of civilizations labor resources. You mentioned you use AI to form your arguments I dont condemn you at all, but I want to note: AI often makes serious mistakes in logical thinking, so its very important to carefully check its responses You write: “If you have just one generalized number then a drug lord can have high status due to money and rank higher than a scientist who gets a Nobel prize.”
My idea doesnt deprive anyone of the ability to have high social status. I don’t fight drug lords I don’t fight inequality, I rationalize the costs of civilization. — let me repeat: my idea aimed at rational use of labor/material resources. If a drug lord instead of buying diamonds directs money to an investment bank (to get digital status) — is that bad? The capital remains his, he gets the income, but resources aren’t burned for an empty symbol. To fight drug lords and inequality, completely different methods are needed. My idea is not aimed at improving bridge construction, post-operative rehabilitation, or pie baking, or anything else. I specifically emphasized this in the article. My idea is an engineering solution to the luxury market and nothing more. Redirecting funds spent on diamonds and yachts into useful channels. That’s all. All other problems must have a different solution.
The paragraph about “either you get a system where money can measure your value as a human being, or if you avoid it, you get some sort of moral policing or social credit system, where you also take other things into account...… which while dystopian, has some merits” shows that my idea was completely misunderstood.The project is voluntary doesnt impose a unified scale of human value, doesnt ban luxury. It simply offers an alternative.
And again, a call for education… This has been done for decades, but the luxury market grows every year (1.5 trillion annually, doubles every 12- 15 years). Do you want to keep doing this? Education doesn’t work!! We need an engineering mechanism, not moral appeals.
This argument seems incredibly odd: ”Maybe negative effects on environment and resources. $10,000 spent on a Rolex buys you 100-200 g of stuff, $10,000 spent on something else could buy you hundreds of kilos of stuff.” Wait—that’s exactly what I’m saying! Luxury = burning up enormous resources for tiny physical objects. If people spent the same money on things with greater material value (food, housing, infrastructure), those resources would be spent more rationally. You want to save the environment by using human labor irrationally? In other words, spending money (burning money) on useless things saves the environment? sorry but this is very strange concern and argument.
I was really upset by two phrases in your comment:
”...kind of entrenches fundamental inequality between people in a very explicit way, tied to money” and “Having more money doesn’t make someone a better person automatically...”
My idea solves absolutely diffrent problem—this is clearly stated in the article. What does inequality have to do with it? We are talking about rational use of civilizations labor resources.
You mentioned you use AI to form your arguments I dont condemn you at all, but I want to note: AI often makes serious mistakes in logical thinking, so its very important to carefully check its responses
You write: “If you have just one generalized number then a drug lord can have high status due to money and rank higher than a scientist who gets a Nobel prize.”
My idea doesnt deprive anyone of the ability to have high social status. I don’t fight drug lords I don’t fight inequality, I rationalize the costs of civilization. — let me repeat: my idea aimed at rational use of labor/material resources. If a drug lord instead of buying diamonds directs money to an investment bank (to get digital status) — is that bad? The capital remains his, he gets the income, but resources aren’t burned for an empty symbol. To fight drug lords and inequality, completely different methods are needed. My idea is not aimed at improving bridge construction, post-operative rehabilitation, or pie baking, or anything else. I specifically emphasized this in the article. My idea is an engineering solution to the luxury market and nothing more. Redirecting funds spent on diamonds and yachts into useful channels. That’s all. All other problems must have a different solution.
The paragraph about “either you get a system where money can measure your value as a human being, or if you avoid it, you get some sort of moral policing or social credit system, where you also take other things into account...… which while dystopian, has some merits” shows that my idea was completely misunderstood.The project is voluntary doesnt impose a unified scale of human value, doesnt ban luxury. It simply offers an alternative.
And again, a call for education… This has been done for decades, but the luxury market grows every year (1.5 trillion annually, doubles every 12- 15 years). Do you want to keep doing this?
Education doesn’t work!! We need an engineering mechanism, not moral appeals.
This argument seems incredibly odd:
”Maybe negative effects on environment and resources. $10,000 spent on a Rolex buys you 100-200 g of stuff, $10,000 spent on something else could buy you hundreds of kilos of stuff.”
Wait—that’s exactly what I’m saying! Luxury = burning up enormous resources for tiny physical objects. If people spent the same money on things with greater material value (food, housing, infrastructure), those resources would be spent more rationally.
You want to save the environment by using human labor irrationally? In other words, spending money (burning money) on useless things saves the environment? sorry but this is very strange concern and argument.