• atetulo@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    What do you mean? He used the word ‘need’ and now you’re changing it to ‘wants.’

    Why are you conflating needs with wants?

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      1 year ago

      It’s both. Humans need breaks, vacations, etc. I may want to take a vacation to South America but would settle for somewhere North, though.

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        1 year ago

        Humans need breaks, vacations, etc.

        Woah woah woah. Breaks and vacations are very different things.

        It’s funny watching you people conflate needs and wants just like breaks and vacations, lol.

        You really need to brush up on your vocabulary!

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          1 year ago

          You’re arguing semantics while the intention is clear. Quit being pedantic.

          In our parents’ generation’s time, a public service job could fund a house, two kids, and annual vacations. We want that, or even more since we’re significantly more productive since those days. A job used to give us needs and a good amount of wants. Conflating the two in this context, while not perfectly precise, is irrelevant.