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> I'm not sure what concrete connection you require. What is it you want? Names, places? I want what you mention here: > This is contrast to the feel good non

> I'm not sure what concrete connection you require. What is it you want? Names, places? I want what you mention here: > This is contrast to the feel good nonsense most believe, despite no evidence, and no personal verification. Evidence. As I said: Giving examples is a rather basic expository technique.

yunwal 4y ago
I mean, the literature is out there and it seems crazy to me that you’re pretending to have never seen a well-sourced article about wealth inequality and rent seeking, but here: Trends in wealth inequality - https://apps.urban.org/features/wealth-inequality-charts/ https://apps.urban.org/features/wealth-inequality-charts/ Rich kids stay rich, poor kids stay poor - https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/rich-kids-stay-rich-poor-kids-stay-poor/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/rich-kids-stay-rich-poo... How rent seeking is at the heart of America’s economic troubles - https://jpia.princeton.edu/news/something-nothing-how-growing-rent-seeking-heart-americas-economic-troubles https://jpia.princeton.edu/news/something-nothing-how-growin... I could go on there’s about a million articles about this. I’m sure you’ll find something to criticize but at this point it’s like denying climate change.
verisimi 4y ago
Most people believe all sorts of stuff - simply because someone has told them. You probably believe in gravity, why? Are alternative explanations possible? You probably believe in evolution, why? Or perhaps you believe in some religious texts, again why? Did you verify anything? You probably believe in h2o, why? Have you put hydrogen and oxygen gases together to make water? You probably don't believe in the aliens we saw in the film 'Independence Day', why? Is it because you were told it is fiction? You probably do believe the world is getting warmer, and that we are in danger of a mass extinction event, why? How was this proven to you? If one scientist says something, is that proof? If 100 say the same thing, is that better proof? Etc. What measure do you use to filter the truth from noise, lies and reality? Is it just what you are told - do you doubt your lying eyes? Or is there internal discernment and primary experience is the gold standard?

yunwal 4y ago

I mean, the literature is out there and it seems crazy to me that you’re pretending to have never seen a well-sourced article about wealth inequality and rent seeking, but here: Trends in wealth inequality - https://apps.urban.org/features/wealth-inequality-charts/ https://apps.urban.org/features/wealth-inequality-charts/ Rich kids stay rich, poor kids stay poor - https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/rich-kids-stay-rich-poor-kids-stay-poor/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/rich-kids-stay-rich-poo... How rent seeking is at the heart of America’s economic troubles - https://jpia.princeton.edu/news/something-nothing-how-growing-rent-seeking-heart-americas-economic-troubles https://jpia.princeton.edu/news/something-nothing-how-growin... I could go on there’s about a million articles about this. I’m sure you’ll find something to criticize but at this point it’s like denying climate change.

verisimi 4y ago

Most people believe all sorts of stuff - simply because someone has told them. You probably believe in gravity, why? Are alternative explanations possible? You probably believe in evolution, why? Or perhaps you believe in some religious texts, again why? Did you verify anything? You probably believe in h2o, why? Have you put hydrogen and oxygen gases together to make water? You probably don't believe in the aliens we saw in the film 'Independence Day', why? Is it because you were told it is fiction? You probably do believe the world is getting warmer, and that we are in danger of a mass extinction event, why? How was this proven to you? If one scientist says something, is that proof? If 100 say the same thing, is that better proof? Etc. What measure do you use to filter the truth from noise, lies and reality? Is it just what you are told - do you doubt your lying eyes? Or is there internal discernment and primary experience is the gold standard?