"Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence. Suspect your own motives, and all excuses. Do not live for others any more than you would expect others to live for you.”
― Christopher Hitchens, Letters to a Young Contrarian
@bmacDonald94 generally a Hitchins fan, and I like the first part, but there are issues with advocating 'golden rule' type of ideas in that there are many corporate/billionaire types that are perfectly fine with both the idea that they should never live for others and also that others should exist purely to serve them.
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