Re:Why Rent Is So High and Pay So Low
by rm_-rf_slash on Friday August 07, 2015 @07:41PM
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This split is why I am not sold on why the rich or ruling classes are more clever than any other point in time, and not simply enabled by technology. I would like to see evidence of increased cleverness over time divorced from technological enabling.
Re:Why Rent Is So High and Pay So Low
by danieltillett on Friday August 07, 2015 @08:00PM
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Actually all professions are much more stratified by intelligence than in the past (this is side effect of meritocracy). There is lots of research on this - this is just the first paper I found on google [1].
In regards the rulers have a look at their educational background. In the roles that really matter they are all very clever.
1. https://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/daniel.nettle/britishjournalpsyc...
The ruling class is both much clever than the past and technology and globalization has allowed their cleverness to result in more control.
In regards the level of control I am most impressed at how subtly it is used. To be able to shift the the share of production from 75% masses / 25% rich to 50% masses / 50% rich in 40 years with barely a peep is truly breathtaking. They have even been able to convince a large section of the population that this is all the fault of people with brown skin.