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layer8 • today at 7:43 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

It’s rational to lack principles?


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littlexsparkee • today at 8:03 AM

Like having kids while facing jailtime, it can be read as a ploy to evade responsibility. Rational has a secondary, economics meaning, i.e. selfish, utility-maximizing - whatever furthers the individual's interests.