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debatem1 on Sept 27, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Rethinking the Luddites

It's no coincidence that we in the US have massive wealth inequality and are constantly teetering on the edge of political instability.

SoftTalker on Sept 27, 2023 [–]

We've always had massive wealth inequality. Look at Rockefeller or Carnegie or du Pont compared to immigrants living 10 to a room in NYC tenements.

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