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I wish people would stop using the "1%" as a global entity. When people refer to the "1%" it is understood implicitly that they are referring to the 1% of the w
by tekjsraske 9y ago
I wish people would stop using the "1%" as a global entity. When people refer to the "1%" it is understood implicitly that they are referring to the 1% of the wealthiest individuals in the western world. By referring to the "1%" in the way you do, you demean people who struggle daily making 8 bucks an hour because "chin up, you're in the 1% hehe".
You think you're doing some good by making this argument, but really you're hurting more people than you understand.
- magic_beans 9y ago> When people refer to the "1%" it is understood implicitly that they are referring to the 1% of the wealthiest individuals in the western world. The people making minimum wage in the western world are, by your own definition, NOT in the 1%. They are very much NOT among the wealthiest individuals in the western world. It's not demeaning at all.