It'd be interesting to write a story with a poor rationalist with no special powers, except they'd lose and that'd be boring.
@balehman @simplic10 @ozymandias314 Social mobility may be more restricted in Unjustistan but it has a much bigger real impact.
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@St_Rev@simplic10@ozymandias314 Obviously when there's less class difference it's easier to move between classes. Least surprising result. -
@balehman@simplic10@ozymandias314 I'd argue, further, that absolute ability to improve one's circumstances matters more than relative rank -
@St_Rev@simplic10@ozymandias314 But there's zero indication that net worth improvements are harder in Denmark than in high Gini countries. -
@balehman@simplic10@ozymandias314 But equality suggests unresponsiveness to all those factors. So yes, net worth improvement *is* harder. -
@St_Rev@balehman@simplic10 wouldn't it be better for everyone to have similar high net worth (loss of motivation to work aside)? -
@ozymandias314@balehman@simplic10 Similar worth means no action can be meaningfully rewarded. No rewards means no way to...
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@St_Rev@simplic10@ozymandias314 I'm trying to grasp this. Are you saying more unequal societies are better because less class mobility?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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