emma
@emmabwaldron
⚠️potentially unpopular opinion⚠️ elites holding ‘luxury beliefs’ is nothing new, and is a necessary evil why? elites have the time, resources, and often, political power and means of persuasion to be able to effect outcomes their distance from direct social impact is a feature not a bug hear me out..
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emma
@emmabwaldron
look at the abolition of slavery the class of folks who had to be ‘convinced’ were those for whom slavery was an economic driver. eg those whose wealth & businesses were dependent on slavery benjamin franklin initially owned slaves (as did most of his class at the time) but later became an outspoken abolitionist
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christin (see u @ farcon)
@christin
Very interesting and well-articulated! 🤔 So what can I, as someone of developed country level citizen luxury, do to encourage the super luxury folks to be nicer to less luxury folks? Is it even possible? I suppose that’s why the spiritual advisor to rich people gig is an ancient archetype 🤔
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q/dau wartime art hoe
@ivy
hmmmm i like this
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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
This is also why lobbying, in some forms, is essential and can serve noble causes. Those with stake in the game but little influence must convince those with no stake in the game but lots of influence. On topics that are dear to progress (whether social or technological), we can/must “shape” the next Ben Franklins
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