The Benefits of Inequality · Slashdot Mirror

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday August 13, 2014 @08:35AM from the depending-on-which-side-of-the-equation-you're-on dept.

New submitter MutualFun sends this article from Science News: Which would you prefer: egalitarianism or totalitarianism? When it comes down to it, the choice you make may not be as obvious as you think. New research suggests that in the distant past, groups of hunter-gatherers may have recognized and accepted the benefits of living in hierarchical societies, even if they themselves weren't counted among the well-off. This model could help explain why bands of humans moved from largely egalitarian groups to hierarchical cultures in which social inequality was rife.

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Careful Libtards! by Anonymous Coward · 2014-08-13 08:43 · Score: 0, Troll

This is peer reviewed research. RTFA before you once again prove that you're just as capable of rejecting inconvenient "science" that doesn't agree with your world view as the "deniers" you bitch about.