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by platz 2251 days ago
ANY SURPLUS IS IMMORAL

if you're operating efficiently, and generate or take only what you need, you aren't generating surplus.

surplus could be read as greed, decadence, or even waste

AUTOMATION IS DEADLY

do it yourself, retain the know-how yourself. self-sufficience. don't rely on externalities. natural processes are more, well, natural. machines tend to exploit and create imbalance.

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> surplus could be read as greed, decadence, or even waste

Or as a buffer. E.g., who knew that overcapacity in a hospital could be beneficial? So once more, the veracity of such statements depends on the context.

Your statement is 100% correct but misses the entire point

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22854475