the # of levels in a hierarchy of value has to match the levels of hierarchy in a society e.g. a single level hov works in the science fiction Culture novels but it does not when there are janitors & hedge fund managers
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if an immigrant can expect his children's children to reach the wealth of the boss he works for, then that's 3 generations of relative content working and striving for something
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this might seem "unfair" bc with technology you can "watch enough youtube videos and become principal senior engineer at google to invent time machine and buy bitcoin at 0.01" but this feeling of unfairness is basically implying that single level hov is virtuous
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however this single level hov does not match to what actually needs to be done in society. e.g. there are no robot drones that can do all the meaningless work.
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exponential growth is essentially unfair because someone who is ahead of you will ALWAYS be ahead of you even if they are not actively denying you access to the same growthhttps://twitter.com/a_yawning_cat/status/1369010653634039809 …
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breaking down inequality gaps boils down into breaking down generation wealth and time gaps, homogenizing everything into equality-of-outcome sludge this is why all movements driven by a desire for equality have an undercurrent of violence
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