tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208928.post5675978534757570831..comments2024-03-28T14:03:55.912-04:00Comments on Start Making Sense: NYU event on Kleinbard bookDaniel Shavirohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710628584922961682noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208928.post-85936818200142822812014-10-31T12:42:22.149-04:002014-10-31T12:42:22.149-04:00I found this post very enlightening. Thanks for it...I found this post very enlightening. Thanks for it.<br /><br />I was struck by the comment that disutility from rising inequality, "reflects that we are a competitive social animal." My intuition on this point - and it is only an intuition - is opposite: that the disutility is more likely attributable to a widely shared assumption that the benefits anyone gets from social and economic cooperation are significantly due to participation in a joint enterprise. When the distribution of benefits is so skewed, it seems there is some kind of cheating going on. Joint participation is not yielding joint gains.<br /><br />I think this thought is actually reflected later in the post, where you say, "such radical inequality as we have today undermines the sense of shared membership and enterprise that you may need for a successful democratic society."<br /><br />Again, thanks for the post.<br /><br />David HasenDM Hasenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00906053538352645850noreply@blogger.com