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Comment author: bogus 28 February 2016 08:15:35AM 1 point [-]

Some people aren't intelligent enough/don't have high enough time preferences to function in modern society.

Why should we have a moral expectation that people have to "function in modern society" or else be enslaved/institutionalized? Our adaptive environment is small forager tribes, not "modern society".

Comment author: Old_Gold 28 February 2016 07:12:03PM 2 points [-]

Our adaptive environment is small forager tribes, not "modern society".

Well, in case you haven't noticed aren't in small forager tribes right now.

Why should we have a moral expectation that people have to "function in modern society" or else be enslaved/institutionalized?

You're right, I left out a few alternatives. We could also deport them to a haunter-gatherer society, let them go around engaging in tribal-style raids (although that tends to interfere with the functioning of modern society for those who can function in it), or let them starve to death.

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