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Every so often I go back and forth. I understand that the existence of celebrity is essential to the way we process culture as humans (think polytheism for our ancestors), but part of believes that if you take that line of thought to it's logical end 1/
It leads one to the conclusion that class is a necessary organizational structure for success of humans as a society (think the absolutely miserable existences of certain segments of some species in order for the survival of the species writ large, like kamikaze stinging bees) 2/
Going a step further, class conflict can be viewed as little more than the ever-spinning wheel of human civ. Marx was right that all conflicts are class conflicts, but I'm becoming increasingly convinced that there is no resolution for those conflicts on the horizon. 3/
Im kind of going down a rabbit hole here but my big takeaway is: we love Beyonce and Jay-Z not in spite of their wealth, but because of it. This might seem obvious at first, but when you consider how easily we laud celebrity and conversely how easily we vilify the destitute 4/
you have to be willing to consider that it's human nature. And if it is, what does that mean for any campaign for justice/equity. This isn't to say that we can't materially change economic conditions, but is rather a lens through which to view structural change. 5/5
Bonus Tweet: This thread was inspired by the fact that I can't reconcile a cultural love for inequality with a sociopolitical demand for equity.
