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This seems like the most simple answer where money, power and privilege continue to take every step necessary to restrict leakage. Is there research that suppo
by bredren 4y ago
This seems like the most simple answer where money, power and privilege continue to take every step necessary to restrict leakage.
Is there research that supports this, though? Or even "amateur" analysis of these times and the players and patterns of behavior that indicate rule-making in the IOC with this aim?
- markstos 4y agoThere’s a parallel with unpaid internships at elite institutions. Who can afford an unpaid internship?
- bredren 4y agoThis has been discussed in startupland as well. The idea being: founders often come from fairly wealthy circumstances or support structures. That way, if they fail they can be rescued (~can still move in with mom or dad). And thus, the wealthy are most at liberty to take risks offering potentially outsized returns without paying the price others might.
- yellowapple 4y agoThis is a key reason why I strongly believe that UBI would be a massive boon to entrepreneurship. If everyone had that sort of safety net, we'd see a lot more startups and a lot more upward socioeconomic mobility.