I used to go to a breakfast restaurant in Seattle that put out a big thermos of coffee and ceramic mugs for people to drink while waiting to be seated, the idea being that you'd order and pay for the coffee once you were seated. Then the homeless started drinking the coffee and taking the mugs, so they started putting out paper cups instead of the ceramic ones. Wasn't as nice but OK. But the homeless kept drinking the coffee, and over time they stopped refilling the thermos as much. Eventually they just stopped putting it out.
High trust societies are a rare and precious jewel, and these people want them without realizing the costs required to maintain them.
My heart rings hollow that it has never truly known a high trust society. I hope that those who come after me will be able to enjoy the fruits of today's work to correct that.
Pretty sure I read an article a while back where they sold "pay what you can coffee".
I used to go to a breakfast restaurant in Seattle that put out a big thermos of coffee and ceramic mugs for people to drink while waiting to be seated, the idea being that you'd order and pay for the coffee once you were seated. Then the homeless started drinking the coffee and taking the mugs, so they started putting out paper cups instead of the ceramic ones. Wasn't as nice but OK. But the homeless kept drinking the coffee, and over time they stopped refilling the thermos as much. Eventually they just stopped putting it out.
High trust societies are a rare and precious jewel, and these people want them without realizing the costs required to maintain them.
My heart rings hollow that it has never truly known a high trust society. I hope that those who come after me will be able to enjoy the fruits of today's work to correct that.
Japan maybe, but Tokyo is unfortunately turning in to a globalist shithole.
bums ruin everything
Yes, one of the costs is to clean up the bums.
Sounds like a revival of Abbie Hoffman's "Free Stores".