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As a straight white dude I still benefit from living in a world with more social equality and less division. But sure, it's less tangible than the rich benefit

As a straight white dude I still benefit from living in a world with more social equality and less division. But sure, it's less tangible than the rich benefitting from sucking up all the money. There are tangible reasons for social progress as well, like for example in a world where women aren't pressured to be closeted I don't have to worry about marrying a lesbian who's trying to fit in. But rather than iterate the reasons we all benefit from living in a world with acceptance, it feels like enough to support it on principle.

mindslight 3y ago
> rather than iterate the reasons we all benefit from living in a world with acceptance, it feels like enough to support it on principle >> (And yes there are definitely arguments to be made that appeal to loftier goals such as freedom etc, but those are orthogonal to discussing who actually benefited from each winning trend). Sure. This type of comment is exactly what I meant by the last bit I said. Including a summary of one team's well-reasoned support for a topic is also one-sided stirring the pot, regardless of whether one agrees with the argument specifically (which I do). (The "right" would make an analogous argument about trickle down economics and how things would be so much worse for the grassroots right if big business was further constrained in any way)