03-24-2022, 01:25 PM
People being poor is not necessarily a tragedy. People being poor in spite of having good work ethic and high character is a tragedy. Likewise, people getting rich because of high character and good work ethic should be respected and celebrated. People getting rich via coercion, manipulation and corrupt back-room deal making should be arrested. Attempts of make sweeping generalizations about either rich or poor people are intellectually lazy. If anything, it's the middle class that tends to be more homogenous and conformist, while the people at either end vary to a far greater degree in terms of intelligence, character, personality and life circumstances.
This doesn't mean we can't effectively categorize people. In fact, I'd argue that by definition, you have to do that to propose any kind of policy suggestion, but it does mean that your categorization needs to be more comprehensive and involve a deeper understanding of several relevant subcultures.
This doesn't mean we can't effectively categorize people. In fact, I'd argue that by definition, you have to do that to propose any kind of policy suggestion, but it does mean that your categorization needs to be more comprehensive and involve a deeper understanding of several relevant subcultures.
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