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Collectivism always helps those below the median and harms those above the median in whatever metric you are trying to mediate via collectivism. Collectivism i
by GenerocUsername 6y ago
Collectivism always helps those below the median and harms those above the median in whatever metric you are trying to mediate via collectivism.
Collectivism is typically preferred by people below median in whatever metric you are considering.
- ticmasta 6y agoIt's also often supported by those at the most extreme top end for whom it has very little positive or negative impact beyond signaling. See philanthropic billionaires and top-level athletes for examples.
- nfg 6y agoHistorically this just isn’t correct - for example in accounts of labour agitation and union formation in the 19th century it’s noted time and again that the organisers and ringleaders were often the cream of the workers in each industry despite the attempts of capital to put forward the impression you have. The very best of humanity can see further than their own little bubble.
- int_19h 6y agoWhen the metric is income, pretty much everybody who works for wages or salary is below median. People who are above it are those who derive most of their income from investments. So, in that sense, OP is still correct - it's beneficial for workers to organize for collective action, so long as you draw the proper boundaries within which that collective action will operate.
- srtjstjsj 6y agoMean, not median.