Pragmatism and idealism are almost always opposites, morality often lies on the side of idealism, and pragmatism is often used to sidestep morality.
We need to do better; it’s far better and efficient for society to do so.
I understand that explanation is not justification, but even if you assume this is a complete and wholly true explanation, do you really not see the problems with potentially justifying these things? Imagine like never feeding a few of your kids “because it’s too expensive”. That’s completely unacceptable, incomplete, and deeply flawed, scientifically, and leads to MASSIVE problems in society.
These are systemic oversights that needn’t happen in almost all cases. It’s the exact same bullshit as promoting the men’s sports teams, budgeting, and prioritizing them more for resources and time. It’s literally systemic oppression.
Oh I can’t justify it at all. These things come about because of complex interactions throughout society. Scientists didn’t decide for themselves to have these strict rules on experiments involving women who might become pregnant. Those rules were imposed on them by politicians and regulators whose goals were not to promote the best possible research.
The same goes for the situation in the US with employers providing health insurance through group policies. That situation came about during a war-time cap on employee compensation. Employers used the insurance benefit as a way to circumvent the cap. Now Americans seem to be stuck with a system they increasingly do not want.
One of the worst heartbreaks I experienced growing up was when I realized that no one is really in charge of anything and that we’re all trapped in a system we can’t escape. 1984 was a big influence for me on this one.
Pragmatism and idealism are almost always opposites, morality often lies on the side of idealism, and pragmatism is often used to sidestep morality.
We need to do better; it’s far better and efficient for society to do so.
I understand that explanation is not justification, but even if you assume this is a complete and wholly true explanation, do you really not see the problems with potentially justifying these things? Imagine like never feeding a few of your kids “because it’s too expensive”. That’s completely unacceptable, incomplete, and deeply flawed, scientifically, and leads to MASSIVE problems in society.
These are systemic oversights that needn’t happen in almost all cases. It’s the exact same bullshit as promoting the men’s sports teams, budgeting, and prioritizing them more for resources and time. It’s literally systemic oppression.
Oh I can’t justify it at all. These things come about because of complex interactions throughout society. Scientists didn’t decide for themselves to have these strict rules on experiments involving women who might become pregnant. Those rules were imposed on them by politicians and regulators whose goals were not to promote the best possible research.
The same goes for the situation in the US with employers providing health insurance through group policies. That situation came about during a war-time cap on employee compensation. Employers used the insurance benefit as a way to circumvent the cap. Now Americans seem to be stuck with a system they increasingly do not want.
One of the worst heartbreaks I experienced growing up was when I realized that no one is really in charge of anything and that we’re all trapped in a system we can’t escape. 1984 was a big influence for me on this one.