People need to realize the consequences of this because it is the go-to tool for manipulating people. Creating division is creating tribes that people can belong to (and, by extension, another tribe they can blame for their problems). Racism, sexism, immigrants, homophobia and transphobia are obvious examples.
But there's a way more pervasive version of this: the myth of the middle class. The middle class is propaganda to create division between the completely made up middle class and the completely made up lower class.
> Workplace preferences see co-partisan workers paid more and promoted faster, despite at times being less qualified.
In tech we call this "culture fit" and it's pervasive and real.
> Republicans are more entrepreneurial. Conservatives start more firms than liberals ...
People need to realize the consequences of this because it is the go-to tool for manipulating people. Creating division is creating tribes that people can belong to (and, by extension, another tribe they can blame for their problems). Racism, sexism, immigrants, homophobia and transphobia are obvious examples.
But there's a way more pervasive version of this: the myth of the middle class. The middle class is propaganda to create division between the completely made up middle class and the completely made up lower class.
> Workplace preferences see co-partisan workers paid more and promoted faster, despite at times being less qualified.
In tech we call this "culture fit" and it's pervasive and real.
> Republicans are more entrepreneurial. Conservatives start more firms than liberals ...
Is this adjusted for socioeconomic conditions?