I wasn't referring to philosophical existentialism. This is the definition of existential I was using, straight from google.com:
ex·is·ten·tial
ˌeɡzəˈsten(t)SH(ə)l/
LOGIC
(of a proposition) affirming or implying the existence of a thing.
Sure, okay, there's no absolute standard for fairness. So there's no point in discussing the article, because by what basis would you even discuss whether or not employers should be allowed to ask applicants for their previous income? By what basis should we determine whether we should have any labor laws? What is the absolute standard by which you determined that there should be a minimum wage, or what that minimum wage should be?
If we ignore the entire framework of the conversation and my original comment, then we're veering off into a place I don't find particularly interesting.
I didn't say that fairness does not exist, or that there are not standards for fairness for some things. I said there is no standard for determining the fairness of what someone is paid. There are plenty of areas of life where fairness can be determined.
ex·is·ten·tial ˌeɡzəˈsten(t)SH(ə)l/ LOGIC (of a proposition) affirming or implying the existence of a thing.
Sure, okay, there's no absolute standard for fairness. So there's no point in discussing the article, because by what basis would you even discuss whether or not employers should be allowed to ask applicants for their previous income? By what basis should we determine whether we should have any labor laws? What is the absolute standard by which you determined that there should be a minimum wage, or what that minimum wage should be?
If we ignore the entire framework of the conversation and my original comment, then we're veering off into a place I don't find particularly interesting.