@Seal_Dealer of course releasing a ton of money into consumption causes inflation & chaos <3
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing @Seal_Dealer How'd we get here from potlatches? When did philanthropy stop being high status?2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @lumenphosphor
@sarahdoingthing @Seal_Dealer perhaps it's not beneficial to the superorganism to provide for the poorest any more?1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @lumenphosphor
@lumenphosphor @Seal_Dealer there are always many competing superorganisms, just as there are many bacteria & viruses1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@lumenphosphor @Seal_Dealer new ways to get status, new social order, philanthropy aims at ending status distinctions but in fact...1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@lumenphosphor @Seal_Dealer endowing universities, museums, libraries, ballets, think tanks doesn't exacte eliminate class distinction lol1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing @Seal_Dealer why'd prestige switch from redistribution to community to dead-end cultural signaling?3 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @lumenphosphor
@lumenphosphor@sarahdoingthing @Seal_Dealer may be partly distrust of philanthropy- see reaction to Zuckerberg's donation announcement1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes -
Replying to @The_Lagrangian
@lumenphosphor@sarahdoingthing @Seal_Dealer "white man's burden" and colonialist anxiety eroding prestige from giving to poor1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes -
Replying to @The_Lagrangian
@The_Lagrangian@lumenphosphor @Seal_Dealer yup - "oh you're just donating for prestige" um so, how would that hurt anybody exactly2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
@The_Lagrangian @lumenphosphor @Seal_Dealer imagine the shit a billionaire would get for giving a bunch of people UBI
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing@The_Lagrangian@lumenphosphor @Seal_Dealer other billionaires get upset if it increases their employee's bargaining power…1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @earwulf
@sarahdoingthing@The_Lagrangian@lumenphosphor @Seal_Dealer "stop tipping my servants so much you're spoiling them!"0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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