This whole discourse of "elitism" is weird because evidently the bar you have to clear to be part of the "elite" is really low. Basically, just get an education, move to a prosperous city, and get a job with good pay, and that's it.https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/1439669559926013952 …
Note that I'm not talking about 'elitism', but the fact that the people researching these topics are university professors, lawyers, people at well-funded foundations, and former tech executives. I mean 'elite' in a neutral sense here, they are at the top of the social ladder.
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Sure, I understand, and I broadened the term to include the discourse of "elitism" that we see in the news everyday, which is maybe unfair to you. Sorry for that. Your post just reminded me of something that I'd been thinking about for a while.
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No worries at all. It's a slippery word. I think there's two dynamics in play—the first is political polarization between affluent and college educated people in cities and the rest of the country, and the second is a general loss of faith in prestige institutions like the media
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