#AstigKing and Showtime's Vice Ganda and The Ethics of Being Offended By Jokes
PROBLEM:
Na offend si Vice Ganda sa joke ni Astig King na tinawag niya ang Babae na Babae (eh Lalaki din naman tawag niya sa sarili niya, so patas lang ang treatment ni Astig King sa Babae at sa Kanya, Lalaki), eh so bakit ma o offend si Vice Ganda?
Equality dapat diba? At bakit na o offend si Vice na short miniskirt sa mga girls eh short miniskirt din naman siya? Diba dapat equal sa Girls Boys at LGBTQ?
Kung ma offend siya sa Girls, eh di angat na siya dahil hindi na equal ang treatment niya sa Girls at bakla kasi pagka sa kanya, okay lang?
Anong gawin natin sa ganitong sitwasyon?
MGA IDEAS:
1. Mag ingay, magmatyag
Masaya ang ginagawa ni Vice Ganda, nasisiyahan din ako pero pag unfair treatment na, eh bantayan.
2. Magbasa ng Skin in The Game ni Nassim Taleb, at e practice ang: Pag nag harm sa iba gamit ang jokes, e harm sa sarili muna para may Skin In The Game. You cant be offended at something na ginagawa mo sa iba.
3. Basahin ng paulit ulit ito:
“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
Risk as Virtue
Finally, when young people who “want to help mankind” come to me, asking: “What should I do? I want to reduce poverty, save the world” and similar noble aspirations at the macro-level. My suggestion is:
1) never engage in virtue signaling;
2) never engage in rent seeking;
3) you must start a business. Take risks, start a business.
Yes, take risk, and if you get rich (what is optional) spend your money generously on others. We need people to take (bounded) risks. The entire idea is to move these kids away from the macro, away from abstract universal aims, that social engineering that bring tail risks to society. Doing business will always help; institutions may help but they are equally likely to harm (I am being optimistic; I am certain that except for a few most do end up harming).
Risk is the highest virtue.
