What do we privilege, the preference of doctors or the welfare of patients?
What is more important, educators preferences or quality of children education?
I understand you intended these questions to be rhetorical, but the answers you think are obvious: did you arrive at them through “pure reason,” or by looking at what “democratic consensus” actually ended up with?
I was mostly speaking about the democratic consensus here, but I’m also pretty sure that it’s also perfectly reasonable opinions, each point taken in isolation.
If you’re going to argue that the preference of doctors is more important that the welfare of patients, I’m genuinely interested by your arguments.
The doctors’ cartel which enriches its members at the expense of patient welfare is backed by the force of the state, and I expect few to support its abolition. The teachers’ unions are similarly popular. In what sense do you believe “democratic consensus” has answered these question the way you think they have?
Because the debate is never set in terms of “better education” vs “teachers preference”. It’s “give more money for teachers so they can give better education”. When there’s a tradeoff, it’s usually of the form “better top-performers education” or “more equality on education” ? I don’t see teachers unions arguing that school vouchers are good for children but should still be outlawed. I see teachers unions arguing that school vouchers are bad for children, and They’re The Experts, so outlaw them.
I don’t expect that tactic to work when the alternative is a literal superintelligence.
I understand you intended these questions to be rhetorical, but the answers you think are obvious: did you arrive at them through “pure reason,” or by looking at what “democratic consensus” actually ended up with?
I’m not sure why you think it matters ?
I was mostly speaking about the democratic consensus here, but I’m also pretty sure that it’s also perfectly reasonable opinions, each point taken in isolation.
If you’re going to argue that the preference of doctors is more important that the welfare of patients, I’m genuinely interested by your arguments.
The doctors’ cartel which enriches its members at the expense of patient welfare is backed by the force of the state, and I expect few to support its abolition. The teachers’ unions are similarly popular. In what sense do you believe “democratic consensus” has answered these question the way you think they have?
Because the debate is never set in terms of “better education” vs “teachers preference”. It’s “give more money for teachers so they can give better education”. When there’s a tradeoff, it’s usually of the form “better top-performers education” or “more equality on education” ? I don’t see teachers unions arguing that school vouchers are good for children but should still be outlawed. I see teachers unions arguing that school vouchers are bad for children, and They’re The Experts, so outlaw them.
I don’t expect that tactic to work when the alternative is a literal superintelligence.