This is actually a great thought experiment. Some philosopher (I forget the details) suggested that a culture/society could be judged how willing people would be to take the place of any random person within it. Like when people are like “American culture peaked in the 20s/50s/etc”, but you can point out that only counts if you’re a white man. The experience of pretty much everyone else is unenviable for a multitude of reasons.
You’re suggesting that yeah there may be some positions that are better than others, but pretty much any of them would be good.
Fuck, Id be okay with any random Culture citizen
This is actually a great thought experiment. Some philosopher (I forget the details) suggested that a culture/society could be judged how willing people would be to take the place of any random person within it. Like when people are like “American culture peaked in the 20s/50s/etc”, but you can point out that only counts if you’re a white man. The experience of pretty much everyone else is unenviable for a multitude of reasons.
You’re suggesting that yeah there may be some positions that are better than others, but pretty much any of them would be good.
That actually makes a lot of sense, ha.
(Just in case you aren’t familiar with the Culture: yep, anyone or anything in it would be famtastic.)