Difference between revisions of "Diamond Shaped Society"
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| − | {{DES | des = The diamond shaped society is a term coined by [[David Brin]] for majority middle-class societies in the first world. Libertarianism, being conservative and aristocratic, is harmful to the diamond shaped society.}} | + | {{DES | des = The diamond shaped society is a term coined by Charles Wright Mills and revived by [[David Brin]] for majority middle-class societies in the first world. Libertarianism, being conservative and aristocratic, is harmful to the diamond shaped society.}} |
The diamond shaped society is a term coined by [[David Brin]] for majority middle-class societies in the first world. The diamond represents the distribution of wealth: a few rich at the top point, the abjectly poor at the bottom point, and a large middle class. Brin emphasizes that the diamond shaped society is new and rare: all prior societies and all other present societies are pyramid shaped, with a broad base of abjectly poor. | The diamond shaped society is a term coined by [[David Brin]] for majority middle-class societies in the first world. The diamond represents the distribution of wealth: a few rich at the top point, the abjectly poor at the bottom point, and a large middle class. Brin emphasizes that the diamond shaped society is new and rare: all prior societies and all other present societies are pyramid shaped, with a broad base of abjectly poor. | ||
