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How is this not the standard view? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 months ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Mountain_Mike_420@lemmy.ml 25 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Basic services should all be free to any human.

[–] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No. Time to privatize water, you commie!!! /s

[–] GarlicToast@programming.dev 4 points 3 months ago

Water were already privated in parts of the world. The s tag doesn't work here.

Maybe oxygen, for now.

[–] freebee@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago

Yeah, the spirit of your comment i agree with, but not the letter.

Nothing should be completely free, because nothing is free. Water needs processing, electricity needs a grid, sewage needs treatment, etc.

Basic things should be affordable for all: housing, water, electricity, internet, food etc.

But "free" creates incentives to be careless with resources. Which is counterproductive to making sure they are available for all at affordable prices.