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Re:Is Inequality Inevitable? by sdfin on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @10:15PM (#21470079)
> “Relative deprivation” is having less access to material goods and services than others in one’s social milieu.

I cannot buy a yacht, while some rich guys can. Therefore I'm relatively deprived, according to that definition. That's not a problem.

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Re:Is Inequality Inevitable? by username90 on Thursday November 07, 2019 @06:11AM (#21472182)
The problem comes when "I cannot buy a home, since all homes are prized for people richer than me", or "I cannot see a doctor, since all doctors are prized for people richer than me".
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Re:Is Inequality Inevitable? by sdfin on Thursday November 07, 2019 @06:17PM (#21478360)
Certainly. But that sounds more extreme than "relative deprivation", that's a real deprivation of basic needs.
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