Eh, if they’re worried about overwork, the free market will sort that out. As for their society—the Amish are awful insular. Orthodox Jew sects can be insular, as well as Mormon groups. It’s not hard to seal yourself off quite well in the modern world, and given that even your most mediocre Hogwarts graduate could command millions (it’s magic, after all) they can afford excellent security.
I don’t doubt that wizards could make up a ton of plausible-sounding excuses to maintain their apartheid.
You were describing (some part of?) what you think the wizards owe to muggles in order to maximize utility—you weren’t just saying that the wizards should integrate into muggledom.
Eh, if they’re worried about overwork, the free market will sort that out. As for their society—the Amish are awful insular. Orthodox Jew sects can be insular, as well as Mormon groups. It’s not hard to seal yourself off quite well in the modern world, and given that even your most mediocre Hogwarts graduate could command millions (it’s magic, after all) they can afford excellent security.
I don’t doubt that wizards could make up a ton of plausible-sounding excuses to maintain their apartheid.
You were describing (some part of?) what you think the wizards owe to muggles in order to maximize utility—you weren’t just saying that the wizards should integrate into muggledom.
I think that they’re not in a situation where there are no Pareto-improvements to be had. Both sides can win.