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Sadly, everyone is having to relearn from first principles why diversity is often not a strength. Social cohesion has value, and that value often eclipses an id
by nathanaldensr 2y ago
Sadly, everyone is having to relearn from first principles why diversity is often not a strength. Social cohesion has value, and that value often eclipses an ideological need for diversity (read: we are all the same or equal).
- niemandhier 2y agoSocial cohesion is probably stronger influenced by wealth disparity than diversity. The top 10% of the us population own more than 60% of the countries wealth. In the US about a third of this disparity is due to inheritance. https://academic.oup.com/oep/article/74/3/643/6414507 https://academic.oup.com/oep/article/74/3/643/6414507
- yhg56fgniyfv 2y ago> Social cohesion is probably stronger influenced by wealth disparity than diversity. That's not what I've seen, anecdotally. In school, university, and work places, the friend groups I've observed and been a part of have primarily aligned around racial groups.
- niemandhier 2y agoAmerican schools, unis and workplaces probably already select for equal socio economic status to a degree. Just some food for thought: How is the ratio of blue collar / white collar kids in your peer group? How close are you / were you in percentile distance? No one caress for race in my environment, but even as a student somehow everybody I hang out with had the same amount of money.