RE: Is The Philosopher Stoned?: UC Berkeley Instructor spouts off about rural Americans
Irrelevant Paradoxes:
If a professor said that to me, I would counter with how what we deserve is irrelevant to the free market, to the meaning to life.
Live Life
See, what matters is not really what you may theoretically deserve.
Get a Car
Ultimately, if you want a car, you should find a way to buy the car. You can cry and say you deserve the car.
Who Cares
I say, who cares. Of course, people can argue passionately and say that some people deserve good things or bad things or whatever.
Michael Jordan Earned His Titles
I say all of that is possibly too subjective. For example, you could say Michael Jordan deserves an NBA Title. I say what matters is if he wins the NBA basketball championship each time or not. Mike did six times. But they didn't give Mike a 7th title.
Deserve? Huh?
It doesn't matter if Mike deserves a 7th title.
Maybe Relevant
What we may or may not deserve or not deserve is possibly relevant if done right. However, it kind of works both ways.
Misleading
If done wrong, it can be misleading. It may come down to what deserve means.
Deserve = Earn?
For example, if deserve means earn, then you could argue that Mike deserved a title each time he earned a title.
Life = Like Basketball?
In basketball, we can determine those things easier than in real life, perhaps, because life might not be that easy to define, because it might be tougher to know when somebody earns and deserves something in the real world and according to who and everything, you know? Some people might deserve bad stuff like the instructor said, perhaps.
Applicable to All Humans?
However, that doesn't mean we all don't deserve to be uncomfortable. And I don't care either way. I may or may not deserve to be uncomfortable or comfortable.
Right to Fight For Light
Either way, I'm going to fight for my right to party with original green oatmeal.
Countryside Folks Are Dee Best
The best people in the world live in the countryside, on the farms, in fly over country. If anybody deserved to be miserable, it would be the city slickers lol.