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Everyone gets as much as they need, everyone contributes as much as they can.

Why would anyone contribute more than is required to get what they need, if they’ll never see any benefit beyond that?

I prefer a system where people that work harder get more so they can have what they want, rather than just the bare minimum to survive (which is presumably what is meant by “what they need”).

Ask anyone that contributes to open source. Some of us like to make the world a better place.

yeah but plenty of people contribute to open source because it leads to being able to make a good, solid living.

> I prefer a system where people that work harder get more so they can have what they want

That’s fine and good, but I think many people imply that this is how our current system works. Which is just not the case.

Because it is better for society. If people's needs are met, they are less likely to stick a knife in your back and take your belongings.

> I prefer a system where people that work harder get more so they can have what they want

Cool. When can we expect to have that?

Defined by man that have never worked honest day in his life and lived off family, repeated by people that don't know human nature well enough to know it doesn't work

to each according to their need, from each according to their ability

only works for media and language model data

^ communisme

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