@GabrielDuquette Or could be much worse. Look at it this way: wealth is not zero-sum, but status *is*. No post-scarcity status economy.
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Replying to @St_Rev
@St_Rev@GabrielDuquette on the plus side multiplication of subcultures means status is less zero sum than it used to be1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @drethelin
@drethelin@GabrielDuquette I've argued for that claim in the past but I'm not sure it's true.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @St_Rev
@St_Rev@drethelin@GabrielDuquette What evidence/arguments are there suggesting it's false? Unzero-summing status seems important.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @GrumplessGrinch
@GrumplessGrinch@drethelin@GabrielDuquette 'What's the evidence that it's false' is a bad argument. I hope it's true. Hope isn't data.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @St_Rev
@St_Rev@drethelin@GabrielDuquette Was a question, not an argument. You sounded like you had something in mind.4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@GrumplessGrinch @drethelin @GabrielDuquette People with very grim, low-status RLs can be beloved guildmasters. Hierarchy but fluid.
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