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A comment on You’re Not a Girlboss – You’re Just Trapped in an MLM Scheme (2020). Parent comment

Re:You’re Not a Girlboss – You’re Just Trapped in an MLM Sch... by thomasahle on Friday February 24, 2023 @02:22AM (#34921873)
> Markets are "efficient" at transferring money from "stupid" to "smart" people. Here "stupid" or "smart" is directly related to lower or higher in that information/power hierarchy.

Why not just say "Markets are efficient at transferring money from less powerful to more powerful people." then?

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Re:You’re Not a Girlboss – You’re Just Trapped in an MLM Sch... by robertlagrant on Friday February 24, 2023 @02:29AM (#34921937)
Because not everything is about power. Redefining things as such is a net negative to communication.
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Re:You’re Not a Girlboss – You’re Just Trapped in an MLM Sch... by hikingsimulator on Friday February 24, 2023 @02:56AM (#34922097)
information asymmetry is a kind of power, though. Your rebuke hinges on narrowing definition or common sense understanding of the term.
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Re:You’re Not a Girlboss – You’re Just Trapped in an MLM Sch... by robertlagrant on Friday February 24, 2023 @03:37AM (#34922335)
No, it's not reducing. In theory you can define anything as "power". If I know any fact you don't then by your definition, I have power. But describing that as a power imbalance is a 100% hindrance to communication.
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