When we mistakenly believe we live in a meritocracy, those in need are left behind
ife is a game of chance. Or that’s what I tell myself when I’m losing at my newest hobby, poker. Of course it’s a different story when I win the pot: then I chalk it up to skill. So it was crushing to hear an experienced player’s take when I fessed up to the fact I seem to do worse when I’m trying to play well. “That’s because no strategy is better than a bad strategy: it makes you harder to predict than a very basic game plan.” That’s me told.
The way we think about one issue – like immigration – can relate to how we think about other, seemingly unrelated issues – like health outcomes. Critically, it’s not one or the other: most of us have individualist and structuralist aspects to our understanding of the world.
So far, so theoretical, but these sorts of pointers really underscore the harm politicians can do through the way they talk about issues.
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