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by nicodjimenez 2051 days ago
Well said. You can’t blame people for their limited world view though if they just haven’t spent any time in the private sector (writing a book about yourself doesn’t really count). Most progress and most wealth in our civilization has been created in the private sector. When people have no exposure to the realities behind their cheap paper towels, cheap books, cheap TVs, smart phones, etc, they often become radical and have a warped perspective.
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Not really sure what youre trying to say here. Most adults i know have held one private sector job or another. The real question here is the externalities. If we didnt have "the private sector" giving us things like cheap paper towels and TVs, our lives would look different to be sure, but we also wouldnt have a lot of the consumptive industry thats driving climate change, etc. The warped perspective is that we need all of those things, and people becoming "radicalized" to them is the system shock of being exposed to the reality: because that reality is often not pretty.