I don’t see how that can work. People in fear are going to be more risk averse, surely, and innovation is always risky. I mean clearly the US is still a very i

I don’t see how that can work. People in fear are going to be more risk averse, surely, and innovation is always risky. I mean clearly the US is still a very innovative economy, it’s not like everyone is constantly in fear of starvation any second. But still, I don’t see how fear promotes innovation. There are many economic and societal factors in the US that promote risk taking and innovation, but fear of hunger in oppressed workers isn’t one of them.