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Re:U.S. Suffers Sharpest Rise in Poverty Rate in More Than 5... by adolph on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @03:19PM (#25933382)
The US is primarily a materialist individualistic society where good is defined by commercial mimesis and folklore of the particular outweigh that of the common. Expressing concern for “income inequality” signals a virtuous desire for all to attain a nirvana of stuff attained through the magic of money.
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Re:U.S. Suffers Sharpest Rise in Poverty Rate in More Than 5... by bmitc on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @04:45PM (#25934416)
That is hardly the case. Expressing concern for income inequality means expressing concern for people to have autonomy, proper food and shelter, proper healthcare, savings, and retirement capability. It is not virtue signaling, as you put it.
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Re:U.S. Suffers Sharpest Rise in Poverty Rate in More Than 5... by adolph on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @07:16PM (#25936198)
Yes, as you just stated you are primarily concerned with materialism and by introducing “income inequality” into any and every discussion, similar to a vegan talking food, you signal that you promote virtue despite not understanding that a good life is much more than material concerns. If it is not “virtue signaling” as I did not put it, than what is your motivation for continuing the cyclical social structure of income and “proper” stuff? You and anyone, even the “people” for whom you wish to demonstrate concern, can step off the hedonic treadmill anytime you want.
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