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>if not to become part of the power apparatus? I would have gone to an elite university if I had the option to. Not to become part of the "power apparatus" but
by ziddoap 2y ago
>if not to become part of the power apparatus?
I would have gone to an elite university if I had the option to. Not to become part of the "power apparatus" but because I would have a higher chance of making enough money to purchase luxuries like a place to live.
- drawkward 2y agoThat is literally part and parcel of the power apparatus. Money is power.
- ziddoap 2y agoImproving your chances at making a decent living is not the same as striving to become part of the power apparatus, despite the fact that both need money.
- stvltvs 2y agoFirst you make the money to buy cool stuff, then you use your power to protect your money to continue buying stuff. Welcome to the power apparatus.
- ziddoap 2y agoIf your definition of striving to be a part of the power apparatus is simply using money, then sure, I stand corrected.
- drawkward 2y agoWhy do you think an elite university would give you a greater chance of improvement than a community college?
- ziddoap 2y agoWell, mainly because employers are more likely to hire a candidate from Harvard than they are from East Mississippi Community College.
- drawkward 2y agoExactly: access to networks of power.
- ziddoap 2y agoAt the risk of repeating myself: wanting to improve your chances at making a decent living (i.e. being hired, having a place to live, etc.) is not the same as striving to become part of the power apparatus, despite the fact that both benefit from networking.
- drawkward 2y agoYou are right of course: accessing and leveraging networks of power is not striving to become part of the power apparatus. It is de facto evidence of being a part of the power apparatus, regardless of your intent in using it.