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There surely are many logical reasons for people to feel economically threatened, but that doesn't mean people aren't also angry about inequality. > people by
by leereeves 7y ago
There surely are many logical reasons for people to feel economically threatened, but that doesn't mean people aren't also angry about inequality.
> people by and large can't detect changes in inequality at that scale. They have no idea what the actual wealth distribution is
Everyone knows how wealthy Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos are. They may not know the entire wealth distribution but they can detect the presence of the new robber barons.
> why would this psychological effect trigger now in the late 2010s instead of some other time?
It didn't just trigger in the late 2010s. It's been a major force since at least 2008.