This is beautiful, and a bigger message of hope than any poster: http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/inequality-myths?utm_content=buffer52f8b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer …
@GMShivers Then you get a reset event (usually pretty brutal) and you're back to somewhat meritocratic, etc.
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@cmuratori Right, which is mostly what I was saying for hope. We tend to assume it's aristocratic, when it's more cyclical.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@GMShivers So you can argue that we're maybe on the cusp of turning to mostly inheritance based, instead of being there already... -
@GMShivers ... but it's very hard to argue that it isn't getting worse and won't continue to get worse, because history says otherwise.
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@cmuratori and innovation can actually cause the reset. -
@GMShivers Has there been a time when innovation caused a reset? Usually it is more like a political revolution or large war. - Show replies
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