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   Leftist Lawyer (leftistlawyer@kolektiva.social)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 23:19:28 JST Leftist Lawyer

   We often talk about how the privileged are so much better positioned to take the economic risks necessary to "make it" in life.

   But we don't talk much about how that same privilege also better positions the holders to survive the risks inherent in taking a hammer to the system and smashing it to bits for everyone that actually relies on it.

   Why don't we talk about that more?

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     gnutelephony (gnutelephony@floss.social)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 23:19:28 JST gnutelephony

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     @LeftistLawyer indeed, in some respect we have examples like Kropotkin, who really was privileged enough that he had the luxury to be an anarchist ;).

     But I think what your touching upon even more is the populist adventurer, who can safely ride their own privilege to power while destroying things around them.