Re:Economic Inequality
by rdtsc on Saturday January 02, 2016 @08:36PM
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> But he's defending against a strawman
Yes. That was my point. Consider the source and the reasons for writing this. I didn't necessarily say whether this points are valid or not just strawmen, but rather that he has an incentive to take the position he took.
> tartups and access to capital could be a great equalizer for opportunity equality ... It allows individuals to control so much of their destiny.
It sounds like the exact opposite of a great equalizer. It puts the wealth in the hands of a few owners and the rest get magic options funny money in exchange of a dream of landing a job in a future unicorn.
> Opportunity equality is what almost everyone is pushing for,
Who is pushing for that? I remember seeing the "meritocracy is a myth" a lot more than "we just need equal opportunity".
Yes. That was my point. Consider the source and the reasons for writing this. I didn't necessarily say whether this points are valid or not just strawmen, but rather that he has an incentive to take the position he took.
> tartups and access to capital could be a great equalizer for opportunity equality ... It allows individuals to control so much of their destiny.
It sounds like the exact opposite of a great equalizer. It puts the wealth in the hands of a few owners and the rest get magic options funny money in exchange of a dream of landing a job in a future unicorn.
> Opportunity equality is what almost everyone is pushing for,
Who is pushing for that? I remember seeing the "meritocracy is a myth" a lot more than "we just need equal opportunity".