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“nihilistic rage of WSB seems to be spilling out into the world” I think it’s the other way round - there are millions of people who feel disenfranchised, cast
by alvah 6y ago
“nihilistic rage of WSB seems to be spilling out into the world”
I think it’s the other way round - there are millions of people who feel disenfranchised, cast away, left behind. Their rage has been manifesting in events such as Brexit & the election of Trump. Currently the most visible expression is the GME saga, but the undercurrent of rage is the common factor & I expect it will be more common & more obvious over the next few years, as the elites try to pretend it’s back to business as usual.
- rootusrootus 6y ago> manifesting in events such as Brexit & the election of Trump I want to agree with you, but I have to say that some of the most rabid Trump supporters I know are fellow software engineers earning at least $150K a year, and sometimes much more. What do they feel disenfranchised about, cast away, or left behind? I agree that it's part of the explanation, but it seems to me like there's far more than that going on.
- alvah 6y agoI don't think all Trump supporters (or all Brexit voters) feel disenfranchised. My point is there are a large number of people who do feel discarded by the "system", and when given the opportunity to metaphorically throw a brick through the window of the establishment (or even the appearance of such opportunity), they will do so.
- Chris2048 6y agoYou can empathise with the disenfranchised. Not all BLM supporters are black.