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> I have never encountered an individual who claims to hate the "elite". Go on reddit, the refrains of "eat the rich" are quite common. People there hate the r

> I have never encountered an individual who claims to hate the "elite". Go on reddit, the refrains of "eat the rich" are quite common. People there hate the rich and the elite. That being said, poor people are not "stupid" or have "moral ineptitude." They're just poor, something that those who have never been poor will not understand. It's a victim blaming mentality.

ensan 5y ago
"Go on reddit, the refrains of "eat the rich" are quite common. People there hate the rich and the elite." Well, an argument is lost if it starts by referring to the people who post on reddit. But do people really hate an expert contractor who is rich but does an excellent job of repairing their house? Do they hate a prominent surgeon or medical professional? Are they against being represented by an elite law firm? People hate John Carmack because he is a rich and prominent graphics programmer? My point is that what some perceive as a hatred of the rich and/or elite in general is not that at all. Instead, it is anger towards a subset of the elite and as I said there are other underlying reasons for that.
- cercatrova 5y ago
  There are rich people on reddit too, such as those on /r/fatFIRE. > But do people really hate an expert contractor who is rich but does an excellent job of repairing their house? Do they hate a prominent surgeon or medical professional? Are they against being represented by an elite law firm? People hate John Carmack because he is a rich and prominent graphics programmer? Those people are not what one would consider rich and elite. It is more meant for people who are in the billions of dollars of net worth territory, at least as I understand it.
  - ss108 5y ago
    The way I have been using it is basically anyone comfortably well-off and educated, living in a major city. When the political right uses the term "coastal elite", etc.

ensan 5y ago

"Go on reddit, the refrains of "eat the rich" are quite common. People there hate the rich and the elite." Well, an argument is lost if it starts by referring to the people who post on reddit. But do people really hate an expert contractor who is rich but does an excellent job of repairing their house? Do they hate a prominent surgeon or medical professional? Are they against being represented by an elite law firm? People hate John Carmack because he is a rich and prominent graphics programmer? My point is that what some perceive as a hatred of the rich and/or elite in general is not that at all. Instead, it is anger towards a subset of the elite and as I said there are other underlying reasons for that.

cercatrova 5y ago
There are rich people on reddit too, such as those on /r/fatFIRE. > But do people really hate an expert contractor who is rich but does an excellent job of repairing their house? Do they hate a prominent surgeon or medical professional? Are they against being represented by an elite law firm? People hate John Carmack because he is a rich and prominent graphics programmer? Those people are not what one would consider rich and elite. It is more meant for people who are in the billions of dollars of net worth territory, at least as I understand it.
- ss108 5y ago
  The way I have been using it is basically anyone comfortably well-off and educated, living in a major city. When the political right uses the term "coastal elite", etc.