3111 A Message For Social Justice Warriors - Call In Show - October 24th, 2015

Question 1: [1:51] - My question concerns two subjects: bureaucracy and moral luck. The first is self-evident. We all have had to deal with the frustration - and, at times, terror - of dealing with bureaucracy and the mindset that both causes it and is caused by it, even if the bureaucracy might have been created with "best intentions." Moral luck is more difficult, because the definition is that a moral agent might sometimes not be responsible for their actions because of circumstances beyond their control. What are your thoughts about the relationship between the two? Question 2: [48:30] - Sometimes, grey areas in life seem to point to the fact that it is much more effective to bend, and adapt to the environment than it is to insist on voicing hard, rational philosophical conclusions. Given the fact that most people recoil, lash out, and ostracized you for bringing up most philosophical topics or rational conclusions, is there a philosophical framework general enough to resolve all of the instances of sticking to principle/self vs adapting to others opinions that may not be rational or philosophical?Question 3: [1:54:28] - I signed an apartment lease with a girlfriend, giving her an extremely favorable rent split. Shortly after moving in together, we broke up, initiated by her, and she proceeded to treat me poorly for about 14 months. I, being unassertive, never really attempted to renegotiate the split. She made it clear during that period that she was willing to lie to me and take advantage of me. Upon her moving out, I chose to keep half her security deposit, because I couldn't stomach the idea of giving her any more money. I still cannot decide if this was a moral choice, and I was hoping to get Stefan's weigh-in.