>A less dramatic way to put this might be: the person who is paying the bill is the person who gets to decide.
Well, the reason they're "paying the bill" is because they have the money and you don't.
Which is as good as the King having gold and army, and you, the serf not.
>Arguably, this is as it should be. Taken to its logical conclusion the alternative would mean that nobody is entitled to make a decision about anything without taking a referendum on the matter.
If only we weren't forced by the laws of nature to take things to their "logical conclusion" (i.e. their exaggerated slippery slope ending), but could instead use some moderation and judgment, but still come with something better than strict hierachical dominance in companies...
Well, the reason they're "paying the bill" is because they have the money and you don't.
Which is as good as the King having gold and army, and you, the serf not.
>Arguably, this is as it should be. Taken to its logical conclusion the alternative would mean that nobody is entitled to make a decision about anything without taking a referendum on the matter.
If only we weren't forced by the laws of nature to take things to their "logical conclusion" (i.e. their exaggerated slippery slope ending), but could instead use some moderation and judgment, but still come with something better than strict hierachical dominance in companies...
If only...