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The Impact of Extreme Wealth on Society: Unraveling the Complex Web
In the 21st century, the issue of wealth inequality has reached unprecedented levels. The ultra-rich, a minuscule fraction of the global population, possess a staggering amount of wealth, often equivalent to that of entire countries. While wealth accumulation isn't inherently problematic, the concentration of extreme wealth in the hands of a few has far-reaching consequences for society. In this blog post, we'll explore how the ultra-rich have contributed to many of the problems we face today.
Wealth Inequality: Perhaps the most obvious consequence of extreme wealth is the exacerbation of wealth inequality. The gap between the richest and the rest has grown to alarming proportions. This inequality can lead to social unrest and hinder economic growth by limiting opportunities for the majority.
Economic Disparities: Extreme wealth often translates into disproportionate economic power. This can result in monopolistic practices, which stifle competition and innovation. Smaller businesses struggle to compete, leading to fewer choices for consumers.
Social Issues: Wealth inequality contributes to a host of social issues, including reduced access to education, healthcare, and housing for marginalized communities. It also perpetuates cycles of poverty that are difficult to escape.
Power and Influence: The ultra-rich have outsized political influence. They can shape public policies to their advantage, often at the expense of the common good. This undermines the democratic principles upon which many societies are built.
Corporate Dominance: Many of the wealthiest individuals are tied to large corporations. Their influence over these entities can lead to decisions that prioritize profits over environmental responsibility or workers' rights.
Political Lobbying: Lobbying efforts by the ultra-rich can influence legislation in their favor. This can result in tax breaks for the wealthy, further exacerbating wealth inequality.
Tax Evasion: Some of the ultra-rich engage in tax evasion schemes, depriving governments of revenue needed for essential public services. This places a heavier burden on ordinary taxpayers.
Public Policy: The ultra-rich can use their influence to push for policies that benefit them financially, such as reduced regulations or favorable trade agreements. These policies may not align with the best interests of society as a whole.
Poverty Alleviation: While philanthropy is common among the wealthy, it often falls short of addressing systemic issues. Charity, while commendable, cannot replace comprehensive government programs aimed at poverty alleviation.
Social Responsibility: Extreme wealth can lead to a detachment from the daily struggles of ordinary people. This lack of empathy can hinder efforts to address pressing social and economic challenges.
The impact of extreme wealth on society is a multifaceted issue. While it's crucial to acknowledge the positive contributions of wealthy individuals, it's equally important to scrutinize the consequences of concentrated wealth and power. Addressing these issues requires thoughtful public policy, increased transparency, and a commitment to a more equitable society. By recognizing the challenges posed by extreme wealth, we can work towards a more just and inclusive future for all.
#philosophy#epistemology#knowledge#learning#education#chatgpt#ethics#politics#economics#Wealth Inequality#Economic Disparities#Social Issues#Power and Influence#Corporate Dominance#Political Lobbying#Tax Evasion#Public Policy#Poverty Alleviation#Social Responsibility
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Spidey news always bringing the losers out of hiding.
Followed by those losers getting dogpiled and schooled in a timely manner.
We love to see it.
#tom holland#the way tom says nothing and ignores everything and still has people going to bat for him#power and influence
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even 2 years ago people still said autism with a whisper. it was also how people sometimes whisper lesbian, like they're afraid of uttering a slur. autistic was either an insult or it was something terrible, a horrible burden only select people endure. "select people" were usually 9 year old boys and skinny white men.
they are not hispanic young adults with a dog and a life and friends. i can make (sustained, calculated, painful) eye contact. with certain people, i don't even have to count how many seconds i am holding their vision - i can just look at them. i can wear clothes that bother me, i will just have a worse day than usual. i might cry about any changes to my schedule - but change is scary! this is normal!
when i was 16 it was OCD. i mean that was the thing everyone said. i totally have ocd. they would arrange 6 colors of gel pen in rainbow order (no worry for indigo feeling left out) and they'd be "so ocd" about it.
if you struggle with intrusive thoughts, be careful at this next paragraph, but. at 16 i developed a compulsion that involved self-harm. my ocd was convinced i was simply forgetting that i'd hurt someone terribly - a thought that persisted for no clear or delineated reason.
at some point i will probably write about how the idea of "morally pure thoughts" was hell for me and others with ocd, but this was the odd dichotomy for many of us: they liked our "aesthetic", but were genuinely repulsed by our lived experience. "intrusive thoughts" now means "cutting your hair in the sink" instead of talking yourself down from believing horrible things. "so ocd" is a label without any true understanding.
it's something i've talked about before - in multiplicity - but i firmly believe in the veracity and necessity of self-diagnosis. i think it saves lives and it saves tragedies from occurring. as someone raised in a house that wasn't safe, self-diagnosis was, for many years, the only viable option. 15 and honestly googling: am i depressed or are there demons affecting my behavior.
but it is not genuine self-diagnosis anymore, most of the time. it is a strange, blanched version of that whispered word autism. now certain traits are constantly seen as "autistic" - any passing intense interest. any flubbed social interaction. people say it while laughing - a touch of the 'tism.
and i like the acceptance! i do. i like that people are talking about it. i like that if i self-identify, more people speak up and say me too, bitch. but there is something-else quietly happening, the way it happened to OCD. the quirky, "fun" parts have been washed and sanitized and removed of all suffering. now it is just something that makes you "a little bit silly."
it took me 27 years on this planet before i learned to make friends. something about me just seems incredibly odd, i guess, some kind of radiation monitoring. someone once (in a way that was almost friendly) told me i am doing the right things, but in a way that's off-putting. i have scoured myself raw attempting to be charming.
someone on tiktok does a deep dive into their particular passion. the top comment says "what kind of autism is this lol". like we are a breed of animal. like it has no influence on our experience. like our life is a fresh breeze, an open meadow.
more often for me, life was a drowning.
#warm up#spilled ink#writeblr#it's hard to explain bc i do like the acceptance but it's like the ocd thing#autism is . an entire neurotype. yes we get 'cool autism powers' but we mostly say that#for OUR sake. on the autism website.#the cool autism powers do come with like. quality of life problems.#girl being in a room with LEDs gives me a headache. so you can kind of imagine how that might#in some way#influence my ability to function#will defend self diagnosis to the death as long as it is CLEAR AND LEGITIMATE. not like.#oooo i struggle talking 2 women i must be autistic#girl what. i struggle with the act of TALKING.
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he doesn’t like to talk about it
#elden ring#rykard lord of blasphemy#messmer the impaler#rykard#messmer#my art#in my brain their relationship was like rykard thought messmer was really cool because of his curse#rykard might view his curse as a superpower… one that he’d have taken advantage of if he were born with it#but for messmer it causes him a lot of pain both physically and because it drives a wedge between him and his mother#and with rykard’s growing doubts about the golden order he’d ultimately see messmer serving marika as a weakness and he’d be disappointed#and maybe this even influenced rykard’s decision to pursue his own serpent??#to do what messmer should have done and use the serpent’s power to turn against the erdtree#basically like rykard was obsessed with messmer but later realized he wasnt as cool as he thought. sad!
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local teen copycat killer starts trapping people so john tracks her down but instead of trapping her he has a long conversation with her about the stresses in her life and how to better cope with them
#saw franchise#shitty saw traps#mod amanda#her: idk it’s just that school is so stressful and nobody treats me well there#john who’s trying so hard to be a good influence to balance out all his murders: have you considered that the world is unfair#and any power that you want you have to take#her: what the fuck man
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#black leadership#black women#social injustices#cop city atlanta#genocide against palestinians#black liberation#white supremacy#american imperialism#corruption#black leaders#power exchange#money influence
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Ultimate block tier list
#green's influencer arc?#what about mango's influencer arc#or eeeerrrr king orange#whichever#alan becker#animation vs minecraft#avm#avm king orange#avm mango#whenever I rewatch this episode and see the block power list I always imagine this#grubsteroodle
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some other versions under the cut
#eh i don't really like how it turned out but here we go#maybe i'll redraw this later who knows#also you can see how reading doujinshi with these two influences my art style#fruk#ukfr#aph fruk#hws fruk#aph ukfr#hws ukfr#suggestive#aph england#aph france#hws england#hws#hws france#aph#hetalia#hetalia fanart#axis powers ヘタリア#hetalia axis powers
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how do two people look so good together im so mad
#what is in their genes what is in their CHEMISTRY#power couple#power everything#dan and phil#dnp#phan#phil lester#amazingphil#daniel howell#danisnotonfire#terrible influence tour
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Page 19 of my Miraculous Mentor AU comic A Matter of Trust! In which 1999's Chat Noir and Ladybug cross paths for the first time and find their Miraculous powers don't mix! 🧨💥
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#miraculous ladybug#mentor au#A Matter of Trust#felix sphinx#bridgette cheng#adrien agreste#the mime#josie's art#so excited to get to this part!!! my interpretation of their powers just EXPLODING on contact#what do you think happens when a situation is being influenced by good and bad luck at the same time?? either nothing or EVERYTHING#ladybug's perfectly-arced yoyo swing vs chat noir not crisis-planning for another person on the rooftops#plus whatever tf was happening in that building; they did NOT stop the mime's invisible bomb going off :/
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everyone seems to really like my squip so i drew a lil more
#🐟 my art#be more chill#bmc musical#bmc squip#bmc jeremy#the squip#jeremy heere#hes so. Freak ❤️#i wanted to give him a cool glittery outfit but still liked the simplified 2d style for him#so i figured this was the best compromise#hes Very fun to draw#the way i drew him in earlier posts i imagine are more like his simplest form when he exists as like a shadow to jeremy#he doesnt have as much power and influence on him just yet#and he gets more of a distinct form as he manipulates him and more and more ppl get squipped
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massages forehead So Ambessa hid Mel away because she was a weapon in the literal sense, a mage. But Ambessa came to Piltover for Hextech? And Ambessa had nothing to say to Mel about her powers having visibly awakened? Even when Mel offered to go with Ambessa, giving her the ultimate opportunity to make Mel a weapon for real? And Ambessa made no attempt to find or retrieve Mel - not just her daughter and the remnants of the family Ambessa professes to love, but also her ultimate weapon - when she disappeared? And Ambessa trusted Singed and Viktor on their home turf - neither of them hiding how insane and self-serving they are with every reason to take over Ambessa's soldiers or just blatantly turn on her as soon as it benefits them - more than she trusted Mel? While Caitlyn (and by extension Piltover) was visibly and clearly falling away from Ambessa's teachings before Ambessa's eyes? (as if getting rid of certain people allows piltover to get rid of fascism but we won't get into All That)
Not only do I struggle to be hyped for Mel's powers beyond how amazing and beautiful she looks, but I can't help but feel like Mel is somehow less powerful in season 2 than she was in season 1, and not in an interesting way. As if Mel's ability to bend all of Piltover politics and economics to her will in season 1 now means nothing in season 2? You can argue that Jinx's attack led directly to Mel losing ground in Piltover - because I expected Mel to have to claw back that power without being able to rely on people who are too easily seduced by Ambessa and authoritarianism, and she would have to get creative to go toe to toe with her mother. I expected pushback to her mage identity that she would have to navigate. But instead this went either unwritten, or was ignored or discarded. Instead Mel is removed from the main plot, cutting her off from what made her the most interesting - only for all of Mel's very real talents, her very real powers and abilities, to be not only translated but REPLACED with magical powers she doesn't know how to control, and by the finale, those magic powers are the only powers that are considered real. Mel takes a backseat to Piltover's governing and decisions, a backseat to Jayce of all people who was not only new to politics mere months ago but made poor governing, strategic, and diplomatic decisions when he had that power. In season 1 Mel stayed off the "throne" but she did pull its strings one way or the other, and she makes no attempt at this in season 2
In my least generous suspicions, Mel was gentled and quieted to capitulate to an agenda for other characters who had to be correct and heroic - or wrong and villainous - no matter what the leadup narrative said, given her powers to help sell the game and set up future shows, and was effectively ejected from the Arcane story with faceless soldiers and a role she doesn't want because she was inconvenient there
#arcane#spoilers#arcane spoilers#arcane s2#arcane critical#mel medarda#mel arcane#ambessa medarda#this is not helped by having watched Shogun recently with Toranaga in all his horrible glory#Toranaga and Mariko are FRESH in my mind Riot do not PLAY with me#MARIKO WAS TORANAGA'S ULTIMATE HUMAN WEAPON AND SHE DID IT WITH NO SUPERNATURAL POWERS OR REAL MARTIAL PROWESS#SHE DID IT BY BEING GOOD AT BEING A NOBLE IN HER SPECIFIC CULTURE AND GARNERING TRUST AND SYMPATHY IN HER FRIENDS AND PEERS#IN SPITE OF BEING A CHILD OF A CURSED AND SHUNNED BLOODLINE#NOW DOESN'T THAT SOUND FAMILIAR#cough cough anyway I like Mel being a mage but I don't like how they did it and I don't like how separating Mel from Piltover wasn't MORE#sidenote i cannot better express my BAFFLEMENT that viktor and mel were in the same room and mel made no attempt to speak to him#when he was INTERESTED IN HER WHOLE DEAL. he literally REACHES OUT and mel did not use talk no jutsu#season 1 viktor was never in her influence bc 1) he was not just her employee but her SECONDARY employee socially and politically and#2) he's implied to be aware and resistant to her. but in season 2 her mage abilities make him VULNERABLE TO HER physically AND mentally#and she doesn't exploit that???? not even to protect jayce???? let alone piltover?????#also making ambessa less cunning less scary and more predictable than season 1 silco ought to be a criminal offense somewhere
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🚨 yearning boy 🫵 yearning boy alert 🫵 🚨
silly guy yearning at 4am over crush who is also silly
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alt. without the shoujo manga bg
#mblue art#cross!sans#self insert#(the power a yearning skeleton can have over me...)#(the anime is flowing thru me its coursing thru ma veins /j)#(WHO'S the yearning guy NOW!!! 🫵 /lh)#(he got that shoujo manga type imagination cus he's yearning hard and listening to rom songs)#(and hes a like .a weeb his bestie is literally a weeb memester he is Influenced)#(a friend said kiss kiss fall in love and theyre so right so real i bet the ohshc op is one of the songs in the playlist he's listening)#campus au#cm#cm route
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We interrupt our usual broadcast to ask the USAmericans out there, please make plans to go vote for Harris.
What ever you think of Kamala Harris, remember the other guy is basically a fascist.
One of the two will take office after the election - there is no other possibility.
Please do your part in keeping Trump out of power. Go vote for Harris.
#kamala harris#will be a fine normal president she's younger and more energetic and has experience doing the job#she'll have the the flaws of a mainstream American politician but will stick up for people Trump will villainise#there is no 'none of the above' option or third party of any significance#usa politics#vote for someone who can win#don't be fooled by any don't vote rhetoric#everyone should vote#if you're on this website there's a very good chance you're LGBT or Neurodivergent or probably both#maybe you're female or not whitor not rich#you don't want trump's supporters to become emboldened#remeber the USA has a lot of influence on world politics. Trump in power will inspire others like him around the world#how much less support would Ukraine have got under a trump? how much faster would Israel's war have escalated?#please vote#vote blue#vote democrat#and vote for all the other levels of govement as well so much stuff happens at these small levels you don't even know
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Don't Call Me Superboy!
Drew this mostly for reference but also to prove that under the right conditions, Conner could definitely rock both the classic and modern black shirt look :3c
#superboy#conner kent#kon el#dc comics#my art#jl remix#admittedly i did pull influence from his no power no problem era#but the crop top is my own vision
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