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What is your perfect world? OUR CLASS ANSWERS An ideal community would not have any hunger or starvation. Stop sickness and death But don’t want people to be greedy? Everyone would have more chances to achieve great things. An ideal community would not have any jealousy or competition. 1/2 Jealousy not so much but you need SOME competition – we need competition to improve. Greater things are achieved. Competition motivates and molds us. An ideal community would not have any unemployment. Everyone needs time off from work e.g one spouse would work, the other stays home. Less unemployment is better for families. Having everyone employed helps equality. All children should have equal possessions and privileges at a certain age, regardless of the status of their families. Kids need competition! A waste of resources Depends on what resources: e.g. phones vs clothes Individuality is important – perhaps a budget is a better approach Takes away the effect of rich parents? Shouldn’t kids work for their own resources? Families are much closer when they share their feelings. Life would be better and easier if we did not carry bad memories in our heads. Bad memories help you define who you are; help you grow You can learn from your mistakes People with bad experiences are more traumatized by them: creating mental illness and despair Overpopulation is such a problem that families should not be allowed to have more than two children. We should be able to have as many kids as we like Humans have already destroyed the earth enough! Takes away freedom of choice Fight for more resources: but freedom of choice more important. In order to truly live a life worth living, do we have to experience pain and suffering? Is it worth giving up freedom, individuality, and choice for safety, security, and comfort? We’ve all seen Divergent! That’s not living! That’s an empty existence! One’s job or occupation in life should be a careful match of one’s interests, talents, and skills. If you’re matched to your job because of interests, you’re more likely to enjoy it. But if you’re assigned to your job you’re more likely to not like it. There are only a limited amount of popular jobs: not everyone can do the popular ones.
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