#wealthhoarding — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #wealthhoarding, aggregated by home.social.
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I always thought that #JRRTolkien's #Smaug was a metaphor for the #IndustrialAge and #WealthHoarding. It seems I'm not alone! #Tolkien was actually an #environmentalist and possibly a #socialist (though he describes himself as an #anarchist). Does that mean #LOTR will be banned by #Fascistic #Capitalists? Hmmmm...
#Dragonomics: Smaug and #ClimateChange
Posted on February 22, 2019 by Richard Fahey
Excerpt: "Today, we talk about dragons. I refer specifically to the greedy, northern (often fire-breathing) variety as described in Beowulf and featured in Tolkien’s #Hobbit, and I will consider how these monsters present #EnvironmentalCatastrophe as a direct result of #hoarding and #greed.
"My discussion of dragons and climate change continues my recent series of blogs interested in placing medieval literature (and in this case also modern medievalism) in conversation with current crises. This blog develops an earlier argument made in a paper at a 'Tolkien in Vermont' conference (2014), titled 'Dragonomics: Smaug and #Pollution on Middle-Earth,' in which I argue that pollution in Tolkien’s Hobbit is linked to both the literal destruction by the dragon, and the rampant greed that motivates Smaug and ultimately initiates the plunder and violence at the Battle of Five Armies."
#MiddleEarth #Capitalism #ClimateCrisis #Oiligarchy #Oligarchy #CapitalismMustDie
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https://www.verywellmind.com/integrity-versus-despair-2795738
Did You Know? People tend to feel happier and more contentment when they could have their needs met throughout their life!Stunning revelation. If only we could redistribute excess hoards of wealth back to most people!
We could start giving to people in abject poverty or 'absolute poverty'.
Then we could keep adding to people in abject poverty and people in asset poverty. (Asset poverty means someone could not sell enough assets to cover 3 months of expenses.)
Then we could keep adding to people in abject, asset, and relative poverty. And so on.https://endpovertynowinc.org/blog/6-different-types-of-poverty/
#inequality #unequal #inequity #fair #fairness #billionaire #BillionaireCritique #Billionaires #NoBillionaires #WealthHoarding #SocialContract #GenerationalWealth #Assets #psychology #development #EgoIntegrity #despair #opportunities #poverty #autonomy #DecisionMaking
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https://www.verywellmind.com/integrity-versus-despair-2795738
Did You Know? People tend to feel happier and more contentment when they could have their needs met throughout their life!Stunning revelation. If only we could redistribute excess hoards of wealth back to most people!
We could start giving to people in abject poverty or 'absolute poverty'.
Then we could keep adding to people in abject poverty and people in asset poverty. (Asset poverty means someone could not sell enough assets to cover 3 months of expenses.)
Then we could keep adding to people in abject, asset, and relative poverty. And so on.https://endpovertynowinc.org/blog/6-different-types-of-poverty/
#inequality #unequal #inequity #fair #fairness #billionaire #BillionaireCritique #Billionaires #NoBillionaires #WealthHoarding #SocialContract #GenerationalWealth #Assets #psychology #development #EgoIntegrity #despair #opportunities #poverty #autonomy #DecisionMaking
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https://www.verywellmind.com/integrity-versus-despair-2795738
Did You Know? People tend to feel happier and more contentment when they could have their needs met throughout their life!Stunning revelation. If only we could redistribute excess hoards of wealth back to most people!
We could start giving to people in abject poverty or 'absolute poverty'.
Then we could keep adding to people in abject poverty and people in asset poverty. (Asset poverty means someone could not sell enough assets to cover 3 months of expenses.)
Then we could keep adding to people in abject, asset, and relative poverty. And so on.https://endpovertynowinc.org/blog/6-different-types-of-poverty/
#inequality #unequal #inequity #fair #fairness #billionaire #BillionaireCritique #Billionaires #NoBillionaires #WealthHoarding #SocialContract #GenerationalWealth #Assets #psychology #development #EgoIntegrity #despair #opportunities #poverty #autonomy #DecisionMaking
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https://www.verywellmind.com/integrity-versus-despair-2795738
Did You Know? People tend to feel happier and more contentment when they could have their needs met throughout their life!Stunning revelation. If only we could redistribute excess hoards of wealth back to most people!
We could start giving to people in abject poverty or 'absolute poverty'.
Then we could keep adding to people in abject poverty and people in asset poverty. (Asset poverty means someone could not sell enough assets to cover 3 months of expenses.)
Then we could keep adding to people in abject, asset, and relative poverty. And so on.https://endpovertynowinc.org/blog/6-different-types-of-poverty/
#inequality #unequal #inequity #fair #fairness #billionaire #BillionaireCritique #Billionaires #NoBillionaires #WealthHoarding #SocialContract #GenerationalWealth #Assets #psychology #development #EgoIntegrity #despair #opportunities #poverty #autonomy #DecisionMaking
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https://www.verywellmind.com/integrity-versus-despair-2795738
Did You Know? People tend to feel happier and more contentment when they could have their needs met throughout their life!Stunning revelation. If only we could redistribute excess hoards of wealth back to most people!
We could start giving to people in abject poverty or 'absolute poverty'.
Then we could keep adding to people in abject poverty and people in asset poverty. (Asset poverty means someone could not sell enough assets to cover 3 months of expenses.)
Then we could keep adding to people in abject, asset, and relative poverty. And so on.https://endpovertynowinc.org/blog/6-different-types-of-poverty/
#inequality #unequal #inequity #fair #fairness #billionaire #BillionaireCritique #Billionaires #NoBillionaires #WealthHoarding #SocialContract #GenerationalWealth #Assets #psychology #development #EgoIntegrity #despair #opportunities #poverty #autonomy #DecisionMaking