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[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 77 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Mustakrakish@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

What a bad lumber jack, not even hitting in the same spot and its almost at the top. He'll get like no wood from that.

[–] rickdg@lemmy.world 30 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Being useful is overrated.

[–] ChapulinColorado@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The tree might ask, “useful to whom?”

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It may ask itself, how did I get here?

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

🎶letting the days go by🎵

[–] Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What is utility?

Must it be measurable and quantifiable?

And even if it needn't, can it exist otherwise in an economic system that requires quantified value in all things?

[–] Naz@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

What a thought provoking question.

I'd argue utility can exist outside of measurable systems but is defined by the measurements made within a system.

The measurements then determine with arbitrary values the utility of an object.

For instance, take two early human weapons: A wooden spear, and a club.

How would you rate the utility of each? By a varying degrees of ways, but they have different uses; a spear can hunt animals and has good penetrating power through flesh, a hammer can stun or knock out an animal, or drive a nail or stake.

But which of the two is the better use of the wood? That I believe, is at the core of your question.

The answer is both. A non-zero-sum system where both are valued for different purposes and no-one is the greater, or lesser thereof.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 10 points 2 weeks ago

The Giving Tree

[–] peteyestee@feddit.org 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Peter1986C 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The tree wonders whether the bench is made of its chopped down neighbour.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Now I get it, thanks

Edit: I wasn't really paying ose attention and it didn't register that the left object was a stump or that he was looking at it. I thought he was just looking around for Brian

[–] vonxylofon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

The Death of Brian

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago