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> The typical argument is that wealth is a good motivator. It can be a good demotivator when the disparity is large and hard work seems unrewarded, though - it
by silentbicycle 17y ago
> The typical argument is that wealth is a good motivator.
It can be a good demotivator when the disparity is large and hard work seems unrewarded, though - it can nurture a fatalistic outlook in which the rich are rich because the game is rigged, they "chose the right parents", etc., rather than working hard to get there. The rewards have to seem attainable.
- amalcon 17y agoYes, that would be another example of an assumption: that the disparity does not grow large enough for this to be common. This one would seem particularly unfounded.
- run4yourlives 17y agobecause the game is rigged That's exactly what pg was referring to when he spoke of historical contexts and the controls other than the market in allocating wealth.