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What is your solution to the problem in the world you're the most vocal about? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 month ago by ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Browsing social media, it’s apparent that people are quick to point out problems in the world, but what I see less often are suggestions for how to solve them. At best, I see vague ideas that might solve one issue but introduce new ones, which are rarely addressed.

Simply stopping the bad behaviour rarely is a solution in itself. The world is not that simple. Take something like drug addiction. Telling someone to just stop taking drugs is not a solution.

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[-] waz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

There's a lot of "billionaires shouldn't exist" and "eat the rich" sentiment out there. I often suggest jokingly that it should be legal to murder someone once they reach a certain level of wealth. It might motivate them to limit their greed at some point, perhaps be less exploitative of those who are working to generate their wealth or share more of it. And even if they pass the threshold, they may give more concern to how they treat people and how they are perceived.

[-] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago

Each year, sacrifice the 5 richest billionaires and distribute their estate to the public fund. Bam, so many problems immediately solved.

[-] blackbirdbiryani@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Or uh, idk, tax them properly and you achieve the same outcome without any killing.

Not that it'd ever happen though.

[-] paddirn@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Maybe not murder, but it should be legal to steal from people who have more wealth than they know what to do with. They’re hoarding wealth while some people are struggling to make ends meet.

[-] ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

That's a pretty fucked up thing to say. Is that really the world you wan't to live in?

[-] waz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

No, it is not the world I want to live in, but I am not convinced it would be worse than the current world.

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