Fairness is what the powerful ‘can get away with’ study shows
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The willingness of those in power to act fairly depends on how easily others can collectively push back against unfair treatment
  • jwt@programming.devEnglish
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    5 days ago

    “Fairness is what the powerful ‘can get away with”

    Or alternatively: ‘The powerful will act unfair, provided they can get away with it’.
    The word ‘fair’ does not need redefining.

  • JayDee@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    5 days ago

    This was essentially one of Foucault’s assertions right? That a people must constantly be in rebellion against the state in order to keep it in check, otherwise it’d inevitably devolve into a dictatorship?

    It’s at least interesting seeing that supported by study.

    • MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Foucault was actually more nuanced - he saw power as distributed throughout society in networks rather than just concentrated in the state, which is why resistance needs to be ongoing and localized rather than just against goverment.