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So "There will be a certain fragility to this existence." but "They may have lives that are quite happy and rewarding" - how? If you are constantly one minor in
by Zarkonnen 13y ago
So "There will be a certain fragility to this existence." but "They may have lives that are quite happy and rewarding" - how? If you are constantly one minor incident away from doom, you are not happy, you are stressed. Welcome to the precariate.
"I think for a lot of people, upward mobility will be much easier." This does not follow. In a more unequal society, upwards mobility falters as the wealthy form an exclusive layer of society. The best you can hope for in this scenario is to be useful enough that you will be kept compensated. But without the right connections, you will not be permitted to tryly rise. And this theoretical upwards mobility will be dangled in front of you to prevent you from feeling solidarity with everyone who isn't so "useful".
Sound familiar?
- graeme 13y agoPrecariate - I like that. We need such a word. Upward mobility might be easier though, even as poverty and precarity increases. Elites would have to shutdown Internet wealth generation somehow to prevent upward mobility. Right now it's never been easier to start a business and generate income for yourself. We're seeing easier upward mobility for those equipped to take advantage of this, even as others see their opportunities shrink.
- talmand 13y agoI think Zarkonnen was trying to say that as the inequality increases then it becomes more and more difficult to rise above a certain threshold. As the inequality increases then that threshold becomes more difficult due to standard economic situations and due to interference from the elite that likely would eventually want to control access. Today it may be easy to raise your economic standing, but that doesn't mean that will continue into tomorrow.
- jorgem 13y agoIt's a word. Just mispelled: precariat.
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