Wealth 💰 Inequality 🤑

💰 Wealth Inequality in America 🤑

 9 Out of 10 Americans Are Completely Wrong About This Mind-Blowing Fact.

This pretty much speaks for itself.
By Adam Mordecai - Nov 20, 2012

Infographics on the distribution of wealth in America, highlighting both the inequality and the difference between our perception of inequality and the actual numbers. The reality is often not what we think it is.

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This was created 13 years ago! Imagine the distribution now.

At 1:05,I get a rude awakening.
At 1:41, he starts talking about you.
At 2:24, he says a "bad" word.
At 3:50, he kind of breaks my brain.
At 4:50, he lets you know how broke you really are.
At 5:20, he rubs it in.
At 5:50, he points out that reality isn't close to what we think it is.
References:
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2...
http://danariely.com/2010/09/30/wealt...
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011...
http://money.cnn.com/2012/04/19/news/...
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http://www.upworthy.com/9-out-of-10-americans-are-completely-wrong-about-this-mind-blowing-fact
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPKKQnijnsM

Is Inequality Inevitable?

Explore how economic inequality can be measured and how it is impacted by different governmental policy choices.
Income and wealth inequality are not new. In fact, economists and historians who have charted economic inequality throughout history haven’t found a single society without it. 

Which raises a bleak question: is inequality … inevitable? 

Explore how economic inequality can be measured and how it is impacted by different governmental policy choices.

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Directed by Natália Azevedo Andrade, AIM Creative Studios.
This video made possible in collaboration with World Economic Forum
Learn more about how TED-Ed partnerships work: https://bit.ly/TEDEdPartners

https://youtu.be/rEnf_CFoyv0?si=KuiFR6JHPrk23xWC

   

Oligarchy is Worse Than You Think

I thought I knew what "oligarchy" meant. I was totally wrong
I thought “oligarchy” meant Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg. But those guys are just the tip of the iceberg. I had no idea what a massive phenomenon oligarchy really is.

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-- VIDEO CHAPTERS --  

0:00 The Briefcase 

6:30 Defense  

14:20 The Maze  

21:32 The Army  

24:10 The Pyramid  

31:23 The Gilded Age  

36:29 Source Code  

42:36 Now What

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Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18... 

The constitution video we reference:  • Why USA 1.0 failed  

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If you want to learn more about oligarchy, we also created a reading list you can check out here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11...  
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Special thanks to:
Annette Alstadsæter, Skatteforsk - Centre for Tax Research
Kimberly Kay Hoang, University of Chicago
Quinn Slobodian, Boston University
Luke Winslow, Baylor University
Jeffrey Winters, Northwestern University
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About: 

Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 5 million on Youtube.  Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways.

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https://youtu.be/4S25FfbFw4M?si=N6ixXJhQBkCmS3zz

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https://youtu.be/QPKKQnijnsM?si=07iSOAJjNBrRA3E2

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If Everyone in Famous Paintings 🎨 Went Home

What If Everyone in Famous Paintings

Went Home?

Artist strips out people to create eerie versions of classic works
By Eddie Wrenn:  17 October 2012

The Last Supper among famous Renaissance works re-imagined as empty scenes by artist Bence Hajdu

Most of us could probably name at least one of the paintings below - but wait, where have all the people gone?  For these are some of the greatest works of art by some of the world's greatest artists, but thanks to a little modern technology, Hungarian artist Bence Hajdu has stripped the paintings of their evocative characters.

It leaves us us with static, bleak, yet strangely fascinating portraits - just without any people in them. So now we can see what happens when the disciples get bored with their Last Supper and went home, or what Roman ports look like they are drained of people and animals.  And instead of getting to witness the Angel Gabriel meeting the Virgin Mary, we get to watch an empty room being empty.

Hajdu, a student at the University of Fine Arts, Hungary, told DesignBoom: 

'At one of the descriptive geometry classes we had a task to find and draw the perspective and horizon lines of renaissance and other pictures with significant perspective space. 'I thought it is not that interesting to just draw lines, so I decided to erase all the characters from them and examine how the painter really created the perspective space and how it actually looks. 'I saw this could be something exciting and continued thinking and working on it.  'After a while I found myself interested in the new atmosphere and the new thoughts the retouched pieces generated without their main subjects.'

Da Vinci's Last Supper (c.1495) 

But all the apostles are gone, just leaving an empty table with a few loafs of bread

And they're back! 

The disciples and Jesus finally make their party, and promptly make a mess of their freshly-laid table. But once stripped of people, the paintings take on a new life: we get to focus on the rooms themselves, the geometry of the space, and the atmosphere of each room. 

For instance, in the Oath of the Horatii, painted by Jacques-Louis David in 1784, we originally witnessed a tense scene where three Roman brothers from the Horatius family are preparing to duel against the Curiatii family, in a bid to settle a war between the two cities.The original painting shows us a clash of emotions - the tension of the upcoming battle, the patriotic expressions of the brothers, the sadness of the watching mother and sisters who know that death is in the air. But, stripped of the people, we get a quiet room, in stillness, unused and unwitnessed. The arches and pillars loom in silence and darkness.

 

Le Serment des Horaces - Jacques-Louis David by French artist Jacques-Louis David tells the story of three Roman brothers trying to end a war of three cities by going into battle against another set of siblings. But in this version, they all simply went home.

That's what we were expecting! The brothers are returned to their rightful positions, and prepare to begin battle

The ships are present, and by rights this is a bustling sea-port ... but all is eerily silent, the sea undisturbed by man in this re-imagining of Claude's Seaport with the Embarkation of Saint Ursula (1641)

 

Back to bustling: Now we can see St Ursula, holding a flag with her emblem, watching her companions embark on a voyage from the footsteps of Tempietto di San Pietro in Montorio, Rome

Fra Angelico's The Annunciation (c. 1438): In the original painting, the Virgin Mary meets the Angel Gabriel to be told she will give birth to Jesus Christ. However, on this occasion, it seems the painter missed the moment

The Virgin Mary finally makes her appointment on the Tuscan-style terrace, and the Angel Gabriel arrives to deliver the announcement of the Immaculate Conception.

The Camera degli Sposi ('bridal chamber'), a highly decorated room in the Ducal Palace, Mantua, Italy (painted between 1465 and 1474), has a giant fresco by Andrea Mantegna on the ceiling, from which angels look down - but oh no! - all the angels have vanished...

But take a look at the original work, and now all the angels are back in this stunning piece of work which took ten years to complete.

  

The Annunciation, by Sandro Botticelli (c.1489), is again meant to how the Virgin Mary receiving a visit from the Angel Gabriel. But again the Italian Renaissance master has appeated to miss the moment. Instead we get simply a bare room.

A welcome return: Luckily the Angel comes back to greet the Virgin Mary, allowing Christians to again rejoice in the knowledge Jesus is coming to Earth.

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218990/What-worlds-famous-paintings-went-home-Artist-strips-people-create-eerie-versions-classic-works.html

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GrandMa 👵 Day 👵🏾 July 23 👵🏻

National Gorgeous GrandMa Day

Celebrated Annually on July 23

GrandMa Day

Maybe you call her Nana. Maybe you call her Granny. Maybe you call her when you’re in trouble because you know she’ll be there for you at the drop of a hat. Whatever the case may be, today is her day. 

But it’s not just Grandma Day - oh no. This July 23, we celebrate National Gorgeous Grandma Day. Today’s the day to tell ol’ Granny just how stunning she really is. She looks fly for an eighty year old, you have to admit. We bet all the grandpas are dying to get with her.

History of National Gorgeous Grandma Day
National Gorgeous Grandma Day is celebrated annually on July 23. As the name of the holiday suggests, our dearest, cuddliest grandmothers are celebrated. Grandmothers endlessly love and treasure their families, and typically have an infectious love for life. They have experienced a lot and have the best words of wisdom for us. With all the aches and pains of old age, most grandmothers have positive attitudes and amazing energy, which radiates into our lives. The day aims to celebrate women over the age of 50 and encourages them to defy society’s standards and live it up a bit.
We love our grandmothers but, most of the time, we see them in a stereotypical old-fashioned way. Grandmothers are expected to be calm, collected, have an outdated style, and spend their days baking and knitting. Society’s narrow perception that women shouldn’t dress up, wear bright colors, and go on dates after the age of 50 is primitive. National Gorgeous Grandma Day intends to dispel this mindset and encourage people not to frown upon ladies over the age of 50 who are not ready to retire to a quiet life yet.

Alice Solomon graduated at the age of 50 from Wellesley College in 1984. She realized that society saw her and other women of her age as senior citizens, regardless of whether or not they were actual ‘grandmothers.’ Determined to challenge this thinking, she came up with the idea of ‘Gorgeous Grandma.’ Women who were apparently ‘beyond their expiration date’ and no longer relevant are termed as ‘grandmas,’ so Solomon decided to embrace the term, but amped it up with the use of the word ‘gorgeous.’ Gorgeous Grandma is all about presenting an edgier image of older women and eliminating stereotypes confining them in a limited box.

Traditions
If you are a grandmother or a woman who is in the age bracket that can be considered a grandmother, the traditions for the day is to make yourself the priority. Grandmothers spend most of their time loving their children and grandchildren, and looking after others. So the priority of the day is to pamper yourself and do something exciting that you normally wouldn’t on a regular day. Try a new class, make a Tik Tok video, blog, or even skateboard (if your body allows it).

Those who have a grandma or know an elderly female family member or friend, making the day exciting for them is a tradition. Spend time with them, pamper them, have fun, and get them to try something new. 

Think out of the box, and defy assumed age limitations!

Why is Grandma special?
A grandmother’s love is a special kind. It is pure and unconditional, and overlooks all faults and flaws of her children and grandchildren.

Do you celebrate grandmas on Mothers Day?
Grandmothers ARE mothers, so when celebrating our parents, we also celebrate their parents!

National Gorgeous Grandma Day Activities
Take her shopping
When’s the last time you treated your grandma to a date? Today is the day to pamper her and treat her the way she deserves. Take this time to go shopping with her. Spoil her. Give her a modern day makeover and make her feel like the young fox she once was. (Well, is, really. Did we mention our grandmas are gorgeous yet? Grandma, if you’re reading this, you’re a foxy babe.)

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Why We Love National Gorgeous Grandma Day

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She Makes the Best. Food. Ever. 🍝 🍰 🍲

Think about it, who makes the best food in your family? 

Whose food do you look forward to during the holidays? 

It’s always Grandma’s, am I right? Now, calm down - this is not an attack on other family members. But we’re just saying, no one in history has ever said, “This Mac’N’Cheese is amazing. Just like Uncle Jim Bob used to make it!” Well, one person out there might have said it, but you know what we mean. 

Grandmas make the best dishes. Period.

Live with it, Uncle Jim Bob. Jim Bob’s probably not as gorgeous as Grandma, either. She takes the cake (see what we did there) for cooking with style and panache. Speaking of which, we’re hungry. 

Do you think our grandmas would make us some food?

She has (less than) no filter
Most gorgeous grandmothers have the tendency to say whatever comes to mind, no matter who they are around. We aren’t sure what the reason is, but we’ve narrowed it down to two possibilities. They either don’t care, or they don’t know what they are saying is “politically incorrect.” 

Either way, we’re 100% here for it. It may not fit in with our society’s standards, but it’s entertaining to say the least. Is this a good time to mention how gorgeous our grandmas look while spouting politically incorrect nonsense? No? Well we did it anyway. Our grandmas are beautiful and we don’t care who knows it. Take that, world!

 

She's a rebel with a cause 
Grandmas are badasses set in their ways, and they typically don’t like to listen to rules. Especially rules like, “Do not give Johnny Jr. ice cream, Mom.” Saying that to the average grandma is like telling her not to push a giant red button. Forget about it. Grandmas love to spoil their children regardless of what they are told. 

And so even though we love our gorgeous grandmas, we suspect our children love them even more. They’re not thinking about things like early onset diabetes—oh no. They’re just reveling in sugar highs all day.

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