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by brador 122 days ago
Truer than even you dare to admit.

How many useless living humans do you know? They go somewhere. Something happens to them. Whatever it is it’s about to happen to 30% of the population.

What’s the opposite of survivor bias?

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It takes a profound lack of empathy to refer to your neighbors as "useless living humans"
Furthermore, it's usually just plain dangerous.
It is meant in the capitalist sense. Your horror at the statement is the point.
Capitalism relies on consumers. It's pretty much central to the idea. That's why the world on average (median) has gotten wealthier and better off over the decades.
Capitalism relies on the circulation of capital. Consumers are an anomaly.

Citation: nvidia/openai circular loans network.

> How many useless living humans do you know?

Oh, I can think of about 77 million right off the top of my head.