Ah yes, the "Leisure Class" now saves the world ๐ by sipping lattes and Instagramming their "good deeds" ๐ธ. Because nothing says
#altruism like a trust fund and a hashtag.
#ActivismIsTheNewBrunch ๐ฅ
https://letter.palladiummag.com/p/early-article-why-the-new-leisure #LeisureClass #Instagram #Activism #TrustFund #HackerNews #ngated
Early Article: Why the New Leisure Class Enjoys Activism and Philanthropy
Wealthy aristocrats once demonstrated their power and status by entering government, making war, and funding churches and artists. Though the forms have changed, they still do today.
Early Article: Why the New Leisure Class Enjoys Activism and Philanthropy
Wealthy aristocrats once demonstrated their power and status by entering government, making war, and funding churches and artists. Though the forms have changed, they still do today.
#Maslow's "Hierarchy of Needs" is not an achievement ladder. The only people who think "#money can't buy you #happiness" are people who have enough money that their #subsistence needs are comfortably met and want for nothing but self-actualization.
#neoliberalism #neofeudalism #affluenza #leisureclass #philosophy #ethics #liberty #equality #justice
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