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> It's one thing to have concentrated wealth. It's a very different thing to have concentrated wealth and people's attention. Because of human nature, the two
by danans 11mo ago
> It's one thing to have concentrated wealth. It's a very different thing to have concentrated wealth and people's attention.
Because of human nature, the two are inseparable, and influence over people's attention is power, especially when those people hold seats of power.
The question is about what perspective society takes towards wealth/power concentration at any given time, and that usually ends up correlated with how the non-wealthy and non-powerful are feeling.