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I think people downvote you because your post had a zombo.com feel to it - it talks on and on about how great and to the point it is, with the actual point bein

I think people downvote you because your post had a zombo.com feel to it - it talks on and on about how great and to the point it is, with the actual point being rather hard to find. My reading is that your whole argument is this paragraph: > Here is a question Piketty didn't ask: what percent of dynastic, billionaire wealth was created in a single generation in America? I think it's a fair point, IIRC it was also raised during EconTalk discussion with Piketty (http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2014/09/thomas_piketty.html http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2014/09/thomas_piketty.html).

logicallee 9y ago
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- totalrobe 9y ago
  Your "argument" is not as profound as you think. Since humans have been on this earth, some are obviously more successful using technology than others. Also, some are better at communication than others.. Piketty's argument is based on the assumption that, broadly speaking, low income inequality is a desirable trait of a society, and does in fact spend some time going into detail how technology accelerates inequality. His analysis is on how to create a more sustainable society in light of this.