#structural inequality

[mercedesvirtuoso]

“The immediacy of punishing QAnon’s conspiratorial actors or incarcerating men who purchase sex under ‘End Demand’ paradigms is seductive because it can deliver dependable results: specific perpetrators detained, criminal legal justice served. Both US right-wing politicians and liberal feminists can position themselves as paternalist caretakers of violated women and children, while the drag and drift of broader structural inequalities is allowed to proliferate without restraint” (p. 13).

Schwarz, C. (2023). Theorising human trafficking through slow violence. Feminist Theory, 24(4), 535-554.

Fucking love this quote from a paper I had to read for a sociology class, like it so clearly describes what pisses me off about so much of the discourse on this site.

“The immediacy of punishing QAnon’s conspiratorial actor…”

The right’s immediate jump to attribute conspiracy theory type groups (aka Jews) as the cause for human trafficking

“…incarcerating men who purchase sex under ‘End Demand’ paradigms…”

The radical left’s immediate jump to attribute Evil Dangerous Sex-Crazed Men as the cause for human trafficking

“…is seductive because it can deliver dependable results: specific perpetrators detained, criminal legal justice served.”

The jumping to point blame is seductive because both fucking sides are obsessed with quick “justice.” It doesn’t matter if their idea of “justice” attacks meaningless or imaginary individuals who hold no actual power as long as it brings the quick satisfaction of “justice”. It doesn’t matter if their idea does nothing to actually get to the root of the problem, if it ACTUALLY HARMS the very people they say they are standing up for, as long as they get the emotional gratification of watching someone else suffer in return. This is the kind of “justice” I see from both sides.

“Both US right-wing politicians and liberal feminists can position themselves as paternalist caretakers of violated women and children…”

Both fucking sides are obsessed with painting women and children as helpless victims who cannot even think for themselves, let alone advocate for their own rights. Yes, let’s ignore the voices of the actual victims involved because they are just so traumatized and couldn’t possibly know what’s best for them… Both sides are obsessed with virtue-signaling, with being the “heroes”

“…while the drag and drift of broader structural inequalities is allowed to proliferate without restraint.”

And while all this back and forth fighting of who’s actually the “Bad Guys” goes on, of who’s really being the heroes, the actual problems go ignored. The problems created by colonialism and capitalism such as systemic forces of racism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, etc. are completely forgotten about or dismissed. Even when most often, so many of the problems in today’s world can be attributed to these structural inequalities.

This is how every single discourse is structured on this site.

There’s one side who believes a certain group is the “Bad Guys” while the other side believes it’s someone else. Meanwhile, nothing gets improved for the actual issue at all whatsoever.

Half yall say Israel and every single Jew are the true “Bad Guys” in the I/p conflict, and go around harassing every Israeli and Jew you can in the name of “justice”. Half yall say Palestine and every single Muslim are the true “Bad Guys” in it, and go around being islamophobic as fuck. Yall ignore actual Israeli and Palestinian victims that tell you this does absolutely fucking nothing to address the actual problems and yall ignore them

It’s the same with trans and queer discourse. Half yall say trans women are “Bad”, half yall say it’s trans men. Half yall promote femininity and shit on masculinity and vice versa. Half yall say it’s the “too queer “queers with the weird pronouns taking away our rights, half yall say it’s actually the cishet aroaces that aren’t “really” queer. Meanwhile, our rights are being taken away left and right because we’re too busy infighting over who’s really “Bad” or not instead of fighting the system that is actively oppressing us.

It’s just so tiring to constantly see individuals fighting individuals over every single issue as if it’s not a whole ass system we gotta dismantle.

#queer #feminism #i/p #Palestine #Israel #lgbtqia #transgender #structural inequality

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

We have entered a phase of regression,and one of the easiest ways to see it is in our infrastructure: our roads and bridges look more like those in Thailand or Venezuela than the Netherlands or Japan. But it goes far deeper than that, which is why Temin uses a famous economic model created to understand developing nations to describe how far inequality has progressed in the United States. The model is the work of West Indian economist W. Arthur Lewis, the only person of African descent to win a Nobel Prize in economics.

In the Lewis model of a dual economy, much of the low-wage sector has little influence over public policy. Check.

The high-income sector will keep wages down in the other sector to provide cheap labor for its businesses. Check.

Social control is used to keep the low-wage sector from challenging the policies favored by the high-income sector. Mass incarceration - check.

The primary goal of the richest members of the high-income sector is to lower taxes. Check.

Social and economic mobility is low. Check.

Temin says that today in the U.S., the ticket out is education, which is difficult for two reasons: you have to spend money over a long period of time, and the FTE sector is making those expenditures more and more costly by defunding public schools and making policies that increase student debt burdens.  

Even with a diploma, you will likely find that high-paying jobs come from networks of peers and relatives. Social capital, as well as economic capital, is critical, but because of America’s long history of racism and the obstacles it has created for accumulating both kinds of capital, black graduates often can only find jobs in education, social work, and government instead of higher-paying professional jobs like technology or finance— something most white people are not really aware of. Women are also held back by a long history of sexism and the burdens — made increasingly heavy — of making greater contributions to the unpaid care economy and lack of access to crucial healthcare.

How did we get this way?

What happened to America’s middle class, which rose triumphantly in the post-World War II years, buoyed by the GI bill, the victories of labor unions, and programs that gave the great mass of workers and their families health and pension benefits that provided security?

Around 1970, the productivity of workers began to get divided from their wages. Corporate attorney and later Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell galvanized the business community to lobby vigorously for its interests. Johnson’s War on Poverty was replaced by Nixon’s War on Drugs, which sectioned off many members of the low-wage sector, disproportionately black, into prisons. Politicians increasingly influenced by the FTE sector turned from public-spirited universalism to free-market individualism. As money-driven politics accelerated (a phenomenon explained by the Investment Theory of Politics, as Temin explains), leaders of the FTE sector became increasingly emboldened to ignore the needs of members of the low-wage sector, or even to actively work against them.

Temin notes that “the desire to preserve the inferior status of blacks has motivated policies against all members of the low-wage sector.”

What can we do?

We’ve been digging ourselves into a hole for over forty years, but Temin says that we know how to stop digging.

If we spent more on domestic rather than military activities, then the middle class would not vanish as quickly.

The effects of technological change and globalization could be altered by political actions.

We could restore and expand education, shifting resources from policies like mass incarceration to improving the human and social capital of all Americans.

We could upgrade infrastructure, forgive mortgage and educational debt in the low-wage sector, reject the notion that private entities should replace democratic government in directing society, and focus on embracing an integrated American population.

We could tax not only the income of the rich, but also their capital.

We have a structure that predetermines winners and losers. We are not getting the benefits of all the people who could contribute to the growth of the economy, to advances in medicine or science which could improve the quality of life for everyone — including some of the rich people.”

Along with Thomas Piketty, whose Capital in the Twenty-First Century examines historical and modern inequality, Temin’s book has provided a giant red flag, illustrating a trajectory that will continue to accelerate as long as the 20 percent in the FTE sector are permitted to operate a country within America’s borders solely for themselves at the expense of the majority.

Without a robust middle class, America is not only reverting to developing-country status, it is increasingly ripe for serious social turmoil that has not been seen in generations.

#income inequality #Peter Temin #articles #structural inequality #robust middle class #economic models

[thepoliticalvulcan]

New structural barrier dropped aka why EdTech cartels suck.

Be a young adult looking to advance themselves.

Potential Student needs to test into the college nursing program.

Potential Student inquires with the college testing center and discovers they don't have sessions that work with the student's availability.

Potential Student is undaunted. Potential Student signs up to take the test through the testing company directly. At personal cost.

Test day arrives. Potential Student realizes the automated proctoring / anti-cheating software they must use doesn't work on Chromebooks.

Chromebook: the supposedly affordable and simpler alternative to PCs that turn out to not be compatible with anything.

Student is again undaunted, attempts to take the test on a PC in the school library.

Student discovers the proctoring software is not pre-installed and it requires an admin password to install anything on the computer. A password the on site staff do not have.

Staff, being kind instead of snooty and judgy, are quietly skeptical IT will help but shine the IT signal anyway.

Over the next 45 minutes, IT studies the problem, installs the software, and figures out how to run it. It is apparently not trivial.

Student is patient and manages to take and pass test, but it is not hard to imagine this going another way and the student hitting a hard wall at any one of these check points whether because the student lacks confidence, imagination, or the people around the student are less willing to help.

Think about this when confronted with what seems like an unnecessarily long wait at a hospital ER.

The young people do want to work, "the system" frequently is making it difficult for them to do so because there are an incredible amount of pain points that even the most imaginative leftist might not see without direct, personal experience.

#education #education technology #education technology cartels #educational technology sucks #they do want to work #nobody wants to work anymore #college #nursing #chromebooks #chromebooks suck #windows shouldn't be that expensive #essential software should be platform agnostic #structural barriers #structural inequality

[billa-billa007]

The Oppressor-Oppressed Victim Dialectic Is Harmful and Dangerous

oppressor-oppressed victim dialectic is often associated with certain interpretations of social justice or critical theory. While this framework is not universally accepted or endorsed by all advocates of social justice, it's important to recognize that it can be viewed differently by different people. Some critics argue that this dialectic can have negative implications, while others see it as a valuable tool for understanding power dynamics and advocating for social change.

#Woke Up #social justice #victimization #inter sectionality #marginalization #social change #power dynamics #social inequality #activism #oppressor-Oppressed victim dialectic #social conflict #structural inequality #social movements #The Oppressor-Oppressed Victim Dialectic Is Harmful and Dangerous #Oppressed Victim Dialectic #Harmful and Dangerous #Victim Dialectic Is Harmful and Dangerous #Youtube

[theperplexedpoet]

normal

six little letters one potent word does far more damage than most you've heard the lives upended the lines it's blurred six little letters one potent word normal a meaningless concept that somehow came to mean everything on an individual level... it identifies such a variety of placements along this spectrum of being, a near infinite number but on an institutional level... it identifies one rigidly fixed point, inaccessible to most the attempts to rationalize these two contradicting and conflicting positions cause all manner of disturbances and breaks within our worlds...within ourselves...within our psyches people desperately ripping themselves into any number of pieces to reach some storied point or way to be seen in its light and feel the promised warmth of its acceptance and prosperity and that's normal that's normal? six little letters one potent word does far more damage than most you've heard the lives upended the lines it's blurred six little letters one potent word (9/23/22)

#poetry #sociological #twenty years a poet #society #normal #status quo #mental health #alternatively abled #neurodivergent #structural inequality #on purpose #by design

[alwaysbewoke]

Imagine how many people JUST LIKE HER are in ICU, TRAUMA, BIRTH AND DELIVERY, NICU, STEP-DOWN UNITS, PYSCH WARDS, ELDERLY CARE, OBGYN, CARDIOLOGY, POST OP CARE, etc…

#indiana state university #protest #racism #hate speech #campus activism #cowboy carter #beyoncé #country music #yik yak #student activism #campus response #discrimination #protest demands #campus culture #university response #social media #campus newspaper #diversity #inclusion #racial discrimination #Code of Conduct #university administration #health care disparities #Black maternal health #structural racism #health care professionals #systemic inequities

[odinsblog]

“White people claiming that American society is merit-based is like claiming they won a race when their opponent has their hands and legs bound.

The myth of meritocracy claims that Americans live in a fair, equal society, where hard work and resilience are the factors most responsible for shaping our lives. Under this theory, nothing stops anyone from succeeding other than, perhaps, themselves. This worldview may seem like a harmless attempt to encourage self-determination until you discover the carpet doesn't match the drapes. Once you realize that racism hinders equality, the myth of meritocracy is left bare and exposed, like the emperor, who wasn't wearing any clothes.

While the myth of meritocracy attempts to justify racial disparities as normal, this worldview is challenged by the data.

According to The Survey of Consumer Finances, the wealth of a typical White household was 7.8 times that of the typical Black household. Faced with this stark reality, many would concede that racist laws, policies, and practices created and maintained this racial wealth gap, while others, those who endorse the myth of meritocracy, would insist that Black people don't work hard enough. If they punched the clock more often, then all of their suffering would be alleviated, those endorsing the myth expect us to believe.

Many endorse racial stereotypes to justify racial disparities, calling Black people lazy or making other blanket claims to disparage the state of the black family.

It's easier for some White people to believe the world is fair than to commit to doing their part to make it so.”

—Allison Wiltz

#politics #meritocracy #the myth of meritocracy #just world fallacy #structural racism #alison wiltz #racism deniers #aversive racism #casual racism #inequality #racial wealth gap #wealth gap #racial stereotypes #victim blaming

[exilley]

Public education is not actually about academia, it's about industry. The purpose of american schools, from day one, was to integrate members of the general people into a society that is nigh dependant on submission to the status quo. If you ask any teacher, student, parent, counselor, or any other person who is invested in public schooling, what the purpose of going to school is, they will respond with some variation on how it's meant to prepare kids for their future careers. What's important is not that one is in touch with their history, or able to perform basic mathematics, or that one can engage with literature and art in a meaningful way. The important part is that schoolchildren have a dispassionately earnest work ethic, an unyieldingly flexible standard of punctuality, and an uncompromising set of inordinate values about properness drilled into them. I don't think it's funny or ironic that school settings are commonly compared to prisons, and I don't think education should have to exist to serve the purpose of monetary and political benefit to be considered worthy of investment. Until public education as an institution is no longer viewed as an extension of industry, intellectualism will never thrive and no number of foundational reworks of the system will be effective at remedying the underlying cause of dysfunction and corruption.

#exilley's diary #education #public education #school system #american school system #schools #apologies for the u.s. cnetric post but i felt it needed to be said #the correct argument for educational reform is not ''current structures perpeuate existing societal inequalities'' #but ''the current system is built by capitalists of capitalists for capitalists and that is ethically repulsive'' #reform

[shinobicyrus]

As much as I love the endless mockery of Ben Shapiro’s bad takes on Glass Onion, I am compelled to point out his actual reasons for going off on this movie in particular because, appropriately, his motivation has layers.

Despite all evidence to the contrary, Ben Shapiro is not an idiot unaware that whodunits misdirect people. The reason he is sloppily complaining about a well-executed movie is because it has politics he doesn’t like and - more importantly - it’s proven to be a pretty popular and successful piece of media.

As the preeminent smart boi of the conservative grift-o-sphere, Ben has to respond to Glass Onion. It doesn’t matter that his criticism of its plot or writing makes him look stupid. He just needs to temporarily pretend for the length of a Twitter Thread that misdirects and tropes are “lazy writing.” As a far-right reactionary, Glass Onion demands...well. A Reaction.

Sure, people are mocking him - a failed writer of two extremely bad political thrillers - for his bad takes. Ben Shapiro is okay with looking foolish, because we and the rest of the people ribbing on him aren’t his intended audience. He’s the master of Youtube sound-bites and talking fast at college kids who have less media training than him. His bona-fides as a smart opinion haver has been well established as far as his millions of followers are concerned.

No, Ben’s role in the conservative ecosystem is to say stupid phrases like “Musk is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in human history” in his movie criticism so the people who believe that bullroar can emphatically agree and be reassured that ‘popular thing is bad.’

Meanwhile, the pundits like Ben who don’t really believe the crap they’re saying have to loudly pretend to believe it because it’s their job. It’s why Ben vocally denounced Trump as a dangerous candidate...until he became the frontrunner and it became disadvantageous to be a Trump critic. It’s why he defended Kanye West’s clear anti-Semitism...until the Hitler-stanning incident made it impossible to spin.

Because no matter what, Ben’s gotta maintain his position in the conservative ecosystem so he can hold on to those old, flabby, golden, oil-fracking billionaire titties.

#as funny as it is to imagine Ben as a fool #he's far worse than that #this dude has been to law school #he's not as much as an idiot as he pretends to be #but as a professional 'intellectual' propagandist Ben has to talk fast #talk confidently #concede nothing #and pretend the nonsense shit he's saying is true #even if he disagrees with it #*especially if he doesn't agree with it* #Glass Onion #was trending and it's anti-billionaire #Ben is a man whose livelihood and status depends on the patronage of billionaires #of *course* he publicly jumps on that grenade and makes a performative fool of himself #so his audience can instead debate all the finer points of...writing and the structure of whodunnits #ANYTHING but discuss wealth inequality and how demonstrably stupid the likes of Musk or Zuckerberg #have been acting as of late #having bad opinions in public and changing the topic of discussion is Ben's job #instead of arguing about trans rights he'll tell lies about the history of the singular They #and change the subject to 'how the Left is trying to change language JUST LIKE 1984 ISN'T IT JUST LIKE 1984' #and then boom just like that the core of the issue - the personhood and rights of trans people - is forgotten #he attacks black women musicians who sing about sex and people spend more time mocking the implication that he's never made his wife wet #once you realize his game #it's pretty easy to spot the real conversation he's desperately trying to distract people from having #even if he has to look like a fucking clown #the mockery isn't accidental #it's a strategy #Ben Shapiro #Twitter #Propoganda

[mejomonster]

What's so wild to me is like. Wille technically hooking up with anyone in Hillerska would've been a scandal. Simply because like. While within the student body it would've likely been fine (the same way all the girls pretty much KNOW it was really wille in the video with Simon but publically it "wasn't wille"), if his cousin August wanted to fuck up his life he could still leak info and hurt Wille. Like... Wille could've immediately gotten with Felice, and any public leaks of a video would still have led to his mom going "We need you OUT of that school and making a press statement." Or if it had leaked to the public they had the party with drugs, which is why getting Alex not to rat them out was such a big deal.

Within Hillerska, in fact, even if he'd been with a boy... if it had been say one of the inner group that knows August, most likely everyone would've kept their mouth shut. Still it would be a risk, because being with a boy means scandal blackmail they can use over Wille if they want to hurt or threaten him to do something (cough August cough). But still, in the grand scheme, Wille could've probably been fine crushing on some person like Alex along with a non disclosure agreement.

But Simon. Simon and his sister Sara in particular are the outliers of the school. Sure, it would be a scandal in PUBLIC either way if anything Wille does at school (that isn't picture perfect) gets out. But Simon is partly such a Risk, because INTERNALLY Hillerska does not approve. They don't want someone who isn't elite to talk to them, sit with them, converse with them. Sara gets off slightly easier because Felice does make an effort to see her as equal, use her own status to back up Sara (and since Felice is queen bee there's no bully pushing back on it the way August tries to push Simon back down if Wille tries to treat Simon as equal), and Sara tries hard to blend in and not stir the pot. Simon gives zero fucks about blending in, about playing nice or tolerating bullying, he is himself pure and simple. And Hillerskas elite little teens don't want to be seen mixed up with a regular teen, and in particular the guy's don't want to look chummy with a guy with zero power (is it fragile masculinity? That they all NEED TO OWN MASSIVE PROPERTY to be respected by each other? need to have tangible POWER which is why season 2 Wille has a pretty easy time pushing August down since August doesn't have any). So for the guy's and their fucked up values in particular? It hurts their ego, to see how HARD they have to try just to get a speck of respect. And then to see Wille, the PRINCE who's automatically got more than they ever will (and who they like pushing down in the hierarchy on technicalities to feel he at least has to conform to be powerful too), to see Wille talk to Simon as an equal? Absolutely unacceptable to them. Even without the crush, just being Simon's friend is so unacceptable to them. Seeing Wille value Simon more then them is like throwing all the hoops they jump through and maintain in their face (much like Wille starts breaking things for August season 2). It was always going to be a massive hurdle for Wille to want to be close to Simon. Not even to the country or the monarchy, but also at a much smaller level. In their world in their school, its not a possibility that their peers can allow to exist. At least not when Wille starts school. (Though ill say Felice and Wille have done a bit at starting to dismantle that)

#young royals #lb #rant #i am too tired and sick rn but. i think theres decinitely merit in comparing Hillerska to society at large #and the elite and the power structures they enforce and self imprison tjemselves in. in order to keep down ALL OTHER people. #and how hillerska is a micro version of that. #and why simon is Such a threat. sara? she is ultimately going the route of: attempt to conform and eventually #be accepted for following the rules and sysyem and become New Money #and we know how that goes politically... #whereas simon is like... fuck the system. im just as smart. i have the right to equality simply by existing. #i dont have to change to deserve that. i WILL punch August for using me. even tho it breaks the hierarchy. #i will let a Prince (symbolic of the TOP of the elite hierarchy) go to soccer and treat him #like an equal to me. not better. no hoops to jump through. no catering to him #politically simon represents a Lot.... #and wille highlights the points as like yhe Elite who is aware the whole system is fucked up and stupid and shouldnt exist #he benefits but he doesnt want to be like Felice and help people climb WITHIN the system. #he doesnt want the system and inequality FULL STOP. so of course he sees simon as #the best moral option. simon represents what wille considers ideal and correct.

[humanerrers]

I used to just ignore the occasional “murder the rich and I clearly mean that literally and sincerely” posts that crossed my dash

but that shit feels increasingly sinister

#btw I prefer to tax the rich #and reform societal structures that create and sustain inequality #just saying #then you can redistribute resources #without committing murder #which seems like a moral and logistical advantage

[fitzrove]

I think I'm struggling creatively because as time goes on I find less and less motivation to write (and read, tbh!) stuff that's

good wholesome queer representation

escapist everything-gets-better fantasy ("because life is hard enough why would you write about miserable things")

palatable to people who disagree with me

And obviously I'm nowhere near finishing even a single original thing yet ahdfhajf but I've been looking at publishing videos that people who have experience in the industry have made and. Man no wonder that so much milquetoast stuff gets put out nowadays

#not to be a hater and controversial but #the fact that its often straight people judging whether queer representation has problematic elements (and similar situations) #and lots of queer media seems to be made with straight people in mind (at least as a considerable portion of the audience) #and ugh in general/unrelated like. i just want to write litfic about the human condition XDD and structural inequality #but if i do it with fanfic nobody will read it because my most popular fics will always be ones where white men kiss each other for 3k word #obviously i'm grateful that anyone reads anything i write aggdhfh it's very nice to be heard #but fr my most popular fics are NOT my best ones #and yeah like if i write original fiction it's unlikely to do well in publishing because there's no hot sexy straight romance or wholesome #soft high school good representation queer people:3 #maybe i can put in a red herring twink guy idk #also i'm just so bitter about linguistic inequality still XDD like. in a video abt fantasy tropes the person making the video hates they #said that they hate 'overly long fantasy names' that they can't pronounce #which just made me go 'silence anglo' mentally because omfg super often those names are just BASED ON CULTURES YOU'RE NOT PART OF #(disclaimer i know not all english speakers are ignorant hahfjsdhjfj) #but yeah its funny when old english inspired names are too hard for modern english speakers like welcome to being anyone else lol #its somehow considered a minimum requirement of knowledge to be able to pronounce names like george and matthew correctly #but then for other languages it's a special courtesy if people say names right #afujishgfis and this is just one example #rant #writing #literature

[emily84]

no joke, this guy makes some of the best essays on film and tv theory out there (and with no ads!)... this one's on the conservative politics structurally embedded in superhero narratives and the dangers of watching them uncritically.

#villains are the only ones actually attempting to change the status quo #and even when they make very good points #they are automatically depicted as bad for it or turned into killers #and superheroes only respond to global threats #but never actively work to address structural inequalities #when they do - they're framed as villains #pop culture detective is my guy #pop culture detective #mcu #dcu #superheroes #supervillains #politics #film theory #marvel #video essays #Youtube

[seoafin]

you were in ESL?????

yessirrrrrrrrr

#i wasn't actually supposed to be in esl they took me out of it after like 3 months when they saw me reading percy jackson during class lolll #the teacher saw me reading and automatically assumed i was looking at the pictures instead of actually reading 😭 #i actually wrote about structural inequality and racism in primary education in my common app essay #and why standardized testing is trash #ask

[omegaphilosophia]

Theories of the Philosophy of Hierarchy

The philosophy of hierarchy examines the nature, justification, and implications of hierarchical structures within societies, organizations, and systems. It explores questions related to power dynamics, authority, and social order. Additionally, it delves into ethical considerations regarding the legitimacy and fairness of hierarchies and investigates alternative models of social organization.

Some theories in the philosophy of hierarchy include:

Social contract theory: This theory explores the idea that hierarchical structures are formed through implicit or explicit agreements among individuals for mutual benefit and social order.

Power and domination theory: This perspective emphasizes the role of power dynamics in the establishment and maintenance of hierarchical structures. It examines how individuals or groups use power to exert control over others within a hierarchy.

Functionalism: Functionalism argues that hierarchical structures serve essential functions in society by organizing individuals and facilitating cooperation and productivity. It views hierarchies as necessary for social stability and efficiency.

Conflict theory: Conflict theory posits that hierarchical structures are based on inherent conflicts of interest between different social groups. It highlights how hierarchies can perpetuate inequality and social injustice.

Anarchism: Anarchist theories challenge the legitimacy of hierarchical structures and advocate for decentralized, non-hierarchical forms of social organization. They prioritize individual autonomy and voluntary cooperation over institutionalized authority.

Feminist theory: Feminist perspectives on hierarchy examine how gender dynamics intersect with hierarchical structures to perpetuate gender inequality and oppression. They critique traditional hierarchical models and advocate for more equitable and inclusive forms of organization.

These are just a few examples of theories within the philosophy of hierarchy, each offering distinct insights into the nature and implications of hierarchical systems in society.

#philosophy #epistemology #knowledge #learning #chatgpt #education #ethics #sociology #society #Philosophy of hierarchy #Social contract theory #Power dynamics #Functionalism #Conflict theory #Anarchism #Feminist theory #Social organization #Social structure #Inequality

[adhdo5]

Chants of Sennaar sequel where we resolve societal problems when

#WHEN ARE WE FIXING THE STRUCTURAL INEQUALITY IN THE KULUPU MUSI #THEY HAVE A SERVANT (AT BEST) CLASS THAT IS ACTIVELY PROPAGANDIZED AGAINST WHEN DOES THIS ONE GET ADDRESSED!!!!!!! #also when will the jan utala pay the jan sewi reparations huh. I'm glad they've resolved the misunderstanding but I think ''oh huh wait'' i #only a start !!!! PAY THEM REPARATIONS. NOW #Is this a serious post? Not really I understand there wasn't room for this in the game etc nor do I expect the sequel to be like this if #there even is one lmao #But like I would like one. I am thinking about these things