• DancingBear@midwest.social
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    19 hours ago

    I think people see wealth inequality as the guy at the stoplight having a new car while my car is 3 years old.

    I don’t think people understand what the term actually means.

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      18 hours ago

      As a math enjoyer, I’m saddened by your reminder that basic numeracy is not a given in the us. I let myself forget that for a while.

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        17 hours ago

        I mean, to be fair, the level of wealth inequality is to the level of being several orders of magnitude beyond any numbers that anyone uses in daily life.

        Politicians news reports on billions and trillions of dollars for this or that thing, but I don’t think most of us have a grasp.

        I don’t even think the billionaires have a grasp, they just think they still need more.