The industry’s “talent detector” is a wealth detector. #Privilege buys time, polish and PR; gatekeepers call the gloss #genius. Working-class artists work shifts just to survive in the game. That’s not #meritocracy. It’s #ClassBias in a velvet jacket. #ClassCeiling
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The Dark Side of Meritocracy: Why 'Hustling' is a Trap
YouTube video by Barry's Economics
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October 16, 2026 at 12:55 PM
The industry’s “talent detector” is a wealth detector. #Privilege buys time, polish and PR; gatekeepers call the gloss #genius. Working-class artists work shifts just to survive in the game. That’s not #meritocracy. It’s #ClassBias in a velvet jacket. #ClassCeiling
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Class bias played a role. PO leadership's dismissive view of sub-postmasters influenced handling of errors & prosecutions. Preconceived notions about their integrity overrode facts. #ClassBias 3/5
July 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Class bias played a role. PO leadership's dismissive view of sub-postmasters influenced handling of errors & prosecutions. Preconceived notions about their integrity overrode facts. #ClassBias 3/5
Lower-class Americans perceive their societal contributions as less significant than higher-class individuals due to a bias favoring “bridging help” (helping strangers) over “bonding help” (helping close others). #SocialClass #SocietalContribution #ClassBias #EconomicInequality #BridgingHelp
Social class shapes perceptions of societal contribution
Lower-class Americans perceive their societal contributions as less significant than higher-class individuals due to a bias favoring “bridging help” (helping strangers) over “bonding help” (helping close others).
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February 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Lower-class Americans perceive their societal contributions as less significant than higher-class individuals due to a bias favoring “bridging help” (helping strangers) over “bonding help” (helping close others). #SocialClass #SocietalContribution #ClassBias #EconomicInequality #BridgingHelp
Privilege has its privileges? Another glass ceiling.. #habitus #classbias #talent #oldboy #2016 https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/sep/01/top-graduates-missing-out-on-banking-jobs-for-lacking-polish
Top graduates missing out on banking jobs for lacking 'po...
New study into social exclusion in investment banking rev...
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December 4, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Privilege has its privileges? Another glass ceiling.. #habitus #classbias #talent #oldboy #2016 https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/sep/01/top-graduates-missing-out-on-banking-jobs-for-lacking-polish
Just another reminder how ass backwards our society is. The workers who underpin the company are left out in the cold, while the managers & leaders who drove it into the ground are rewarded & cushioned. We can make different choices. #cdnpoli #Classism #ClassBias - www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
Hudson's Bay managers will get up to $3 million in bonuses, but workers get no severance | CBC News
The beleaguered Hudson's Bay Co., which plans to close most of its 96 stores by the end of June, will pay up to $3 million total in retention bonuses to 121 managers and executives — but will not pay ...
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March 27, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Just another reminder how ass backwards our society is. The workers who underpin the company are left out in the cold, while the managers & leaders who drove it into the ground are rewarded & cushioned. We can make different choices. #cdnpoli #Classism #ClassBias - www.cbc.ca/news/busines...