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Improving 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.
by ziddoap 2y ago
Improving 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.