> Have you considered that perhaps someone's economic usefulness shouldn't be the only determinate of whether they have to spend essentially their entire lives on Earth just trying to survive?
Yes. We have. A great many of us have considered this at significant length over the course of centuries. The question is not novel by any reasonable measure.
Do you have a suggestion along the lines of an answer, or did you wish to merely pose the question?
The answer has long since been established to be, "No, a person's personhood is morally primary and overrides their economic usefulness or uselessness."
However, history suggests that translating that laudable sentiment into actual resource-allocating policy and social organization is upon occasion slightly less than maximally clear, obvious, or straightforward.
Yes. We have. A great many of us have considered this at significant length over the course of centuries. The question is not novel by any reasonable measure.
Do you have a suggestion along the lines of an answer, or did you wish to merely pose the question?