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OK, there was some guilt

Started by cherbert · 1 year ago

The movers came.  I was ecstatic.  I thought it would be glorious.  But it wasn’t…all because of guilt.

Greta felt so guilty about not helping that she had to leave the house.  If she had stayed, she would have spent the entire time trying to give the movers cold gatorade.  She might even have attempted to […] ... Continue reading »

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  • admin

    1 year ago

    From Greta: do you think the movers felt guilty about overcharging us?

    Good question.
    reply
  • Aviad

    1 year ago

    This guilt boils down to one of the underlying problems with Rand’s ideal society. In her utopia, people who are exceptionally skillful at some job join the closed economy realizing that they can specialize on the service they provide to the society while being compensated well enough to achieve they personal financial & spiritual goals. She did not describe / solve the puzzle - who does the jobs that those who were selected to the elite society do not enjoy doing? Where are the porters, plumbers, etc of that society? Like Greta, I’m willing to overpay for some services that I could but opt not to do. It may not be easy on the wallet, but theoretically, it should completely solve the guilt.
    May the apartment to you are moving into become home soon.
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