asaris

flstf -- it's always fun. I've always felt that the easiest way to see philosophy's usefulness is in refuting bad philosophy.

But just because it's going somewhere doesn't mean it's going into the pockets of the politicians. There are a number of services which you don't directly use, but which are beneficial to you. Consider welfare. I'm assuming you aren't on it. But people are on it who, without it, would be living on the streets. It would be an inconvience for you to be encountering this greatly increased number of homeless, so you benefit from welfare, even if it is only in a minor and tangential way.

Also, you seem to assume that CEOs don't do any work. My uncle (yes, I have a very diverse family) runs a small printing plant, and I know for a fact that he doesn't just sit back and profit off his laborers. He works, and he works hard. I'm not going to deny that there are some CEOs who don't do any work, but those are few and far between, and tend to get fired quickly.

What would you do if you didn't work? How would you support yourself if you weren't 'forced' to work by 'the man'?

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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."

"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."

-- Friedrich Nietzsche