• lobut@lemmy.ca
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    6 months ago

    I think making the rich mingle with the normal people more would be beneficial. It’s harder to dehumanize the poor when you’ve met them. Can’t call them lazy or stupid and just not “wanting” it enough when you see them work as hard as you and not getting as far.

    Although, I think the way things are it’ll never happen though. Nepo babies would dodge everything even if something like this were to occur.

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      6 months ago

      There’s better ways, like reducing car dependency and increasing housing density. Have people from all walks of life, live near each other and travel with each other, without being isolated in metal boxes. The ultra rich might still avoid that too, but at least the 99% will be around each other.

      And you don’t need to force people to go to war to achieve it.

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        6 months ago

        You’re absolutely right. I was trying to get what I hoped was the salient point out of the person’s post.

        I knew a few guys in Europe I think maybe Austrian or something where they came from lots of money but went to school with “others” and they seemed pretty well-adjusted. Although, they have a lot of the other advantages that you’ve listed as well.