I was observing what happens when you allocate via politics, rather than endorsing the opposite solution, which isn’t being proposed by anyone that I can see. I was not suggesting we should reward virtuous people over non-virtuous people. Rather, I was pointing out that the current system systematically rewards non-virtuous people with life saving medicine, at the expense of virtuous people, using the criteria of non-virtue. If “are you willing to lie?” is the test one must pass to get vaccine, that seems like it should be highlighted, and that it is not a good policy.
Centrally, I was pointing out (and to) the implications and consequences of doing that. I was not suggesting reversed stupidity—e.g. I would not support withholding vaccine from the people in question.
I think I have made my first best solution very clear, and also have made my second best realistic suggestion (age bands only) also very clear.
I commit to saying no more on the subject of this section, since it has major demon thread potential.
Hmm, it wasn’t clear to me from that section what you were suggestion. I tend to skim these posts and find areas that are relevant because they’re very long, so if you talk about it in a different part I suppose I have egg on my face here.
I was observing what happens when you allocate via politics, rather than endorsing the opposite solution, which isn’t being proposed by anyone that I can see. I was not suggesting we should reward virtuous people over non-virtuous people. Rather, I was pointing out that the current system systematically rewards non-virtuous people with life saving medicine, at the expense of virtuous people, using the criteria of non-virtue. If “are you willing to lie?” is the test one must pass to get vaccine, that seems like it should be highlighted, and that it is not a good policy.
Centrally, I was pointing out (and to) the implications and consequences of doing that. I was not suggesting reversed stupidity—e.g. I would not support withholding vaccine from the people in question.
I think I have made my first best solution very clear, and also have made my second best realistic suggestion (age bands only) also very clear.
I commit to saying no more on the subject of this section, since it has major demon thread potential.
Hmm, it wasn’t clear to me from that section what you were suggestion. I tend to skim these posts and find areas that are relevant because they’re very long, so if you talk about it in a different part I suppose I have egg on my face here.