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Rabbit Holes 🕳️ #104

Creative Destruction • 41 implied HN points • 29 Jan 25
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Economy Employment Class Capitalism Inequality
  1. Young people are struggling to find jobs despite having skills and experience. They often feel frustrated because it seems like jobs are only available through connections and luck, rather than hard work.
  2. We are shifting from a meritocracy, where hard work matters, to an 'inheritocracy' where family wealth plays a big role in opportunities. This makes it harder for those without financial support to succeed.
  3. The fast pace of life and reliance on technology often stress people out. Instead of helping us, it feels like we're collapsing under pressure, losing our ability to focus and maintain balance.

Chuck Your Privilege

Persuasion • 2908 implied HN points • 06 Sep 23
🎭️ Culture Education Social justice Class Wealth Privilege
  1. Checking your privilege based on certain characteristics isn't as impactful as acknowledging and renouncing the privilege of money or class.
  2. Elite college students are likely to come from wealthy backgrounds or are aiming for prestigious, high-paying careers, prioritizing money and status over making a positive impact in the world.
  3. It is possible to act on privilege related to wealth and status by renouncing financial support, declining elite opportunities, and embracing a more humble and real outlook.

How the luxury beliefs of an educated elite erode society

Rob Henderson's Newsletter • 4261 implied HN points • 25 Feb 24
🎭️ Culture Society Class Beliefs Education Books
  1. Luxury beliefs confer status at low cost to the upper class, but can be damaging to lower classes.
  2. Affluent individuals often promote harmful lifestyles to others while distancing themselves from the consequences.
  3. The concept of white privilege can be embraced by wealthy white individuals to elevate social status, while those who actually face the repercussions are usually less privileged.
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Class War or Culture War?

Thinking about... • 431 implied HN points • 19 Dec 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Elections Inequality Culture Class Democracy
  1. America faces huge inequality, and it's crucial to talk about class and who benefits from it. Talking about who the wealthy are and how they gain power can help everyone understand their struggles better.
  2. Just addressing class issues isn't enough. Cultural factors play a big role in how people view these issues and who they support politically. Many people have strong feelings tied to identity that can affect their political choices.
  3. To create real change, we need to combine discussions about class with understanding cultural dynamics. Empathy and mutual understanding between different groups can help us work together to fight inequality and improve society.

Top Links 582 The EU-US divergence. Climate adaptation. Consuming Baghdad. Class is not a thing its a happening.

Chartbook • 414 implied HN points • 09 Dec 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Elections Economy Employment Class Climate
  1. There's a noticeable difference between how the EU and US are handling policies and strategies. This divergence affects various areas like trade and climate issues.
  2. As climate change impacts increase, there's a growing need for effective adaptation strategies to deal with these changes. Communities worldwide are developing plans to better cope with climate impacts.
  3. The concept of class is evolving; it's seen more as a dynamic process influenced by current events rather than a fixed social status. This view can change our understanding of social structures.

Nazi Elves and Cockney Orcs: The Rings of Power, Class and Royalty

The Bigger Picture • 1817 implied HN points • 21 Sep 22
🎭️ Culture Class Identity politics Economic Inequality Power Dynamics
  1. We're continuously wrestling with growing wealth inequality in the current era, visible through discussions around society's power dynamics.
  2. Class plays a fundamental role in the cultural polarization, often overshadowed by conversations on identity politics.
  3. Our societal unrest stems from economic realities influencing power dynamics, creating a divide between different classes and leading to cultural tensions.

The Problem with the Middle Class

Anxiety Addiction & Ascension • 59 implied HN points • 30 May 23
🎭️ Culture Society Class Social norms Elite Consumerism
  1. The middle class often holds a grand delusion of status and entitlement to justify their place in a system that benefits the elite and takes from them.
  2. Middle class individuals tend to show servility to the elite, adopting their lifestyles and beliefs to feel closer to them, despite a lack of true status.
  3. Many in the middle class exhibit a lethargic credulity, blindly accepting the narratives and systems in place through distractions and conveniences provided by consumerism.

Why Is The US Media Ignoring America's Greatest Diamond Discovery?

C.O.P. Central Organizing Principle. • 18 implied HN points • 06 Dec 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Media Class Economics Land use Social Issues
  1. A person found several valuable diamonds on their land in Martha's Vineyard, but the media hasn't shown much interest in the discovery. This diamond discovery could lead to a significant economic boom for the area.
  2. There are concerns that wealthy property owners don't want a diamond rush because it might disrupt their luxury lifestyle and increase competition for land. This creates tension between working-class property owners and the wealthy elite.
  3. The potential for a diamond boom could benefit many local landowners and stimulate job growth, but it faces resistance from local councils focused on maintaining their image rather than addressing community needs.

‘Karen’ is a Democrat

Symbolic Capital(ism) • 0 implied HN points • 29 May 20
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Race Class Ideology Social justice
  1. White liberals often circulate videos of misbehaving whites without considering class or ideology alignment, which is essential for understanding such incidents.
  2. Progressive whites and elites tend to view state intervention favorably and rely more on authorities to resolve conflicts, while conservatives prefer direct confrontation.
  3. Research shows that whites who denounce racism may still act in ways that favor other whites, influenced by moral credentialing, which can perpetuate systemic inequality.