Themes for Crooked Wings
STATEMENTS:STATEMENTS:
-a lack of market regulation leads to unfree markets, as people exercise their freedoms to restrict the freedoms of others
-you are not worth your paycheck
-socioeconomic class is a quirk, not a signal of divine right
-passing down wealth without property taxes QUESTIONS:
QUESTIONS:
-'usury' might be a useful financial technology, but...
-WHAT'S WITH PRIVATE PROPERTY, ANYWAY?!
property as refuge
property as 'I can kick you out'
property as 'I get access to the resources here'
-what is the difference between luxuries and goods?
-the real enemy isn't some individual person as much as it is INSTITUTIONAL ROT?
-IN A CAPITALIST ENVIRONMENT: is the literal possession of money/capital INHERENTLY not-good? [does the money corrupt them?]
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Property_is_theft!
-when can an individual throw up their hands and say 'this is not my problem'?
THEMES:
-GOOFY HUMOR
-exploring how institutions influence and coerce individuals
-you just know that some things are right (slavery was bad) [HEROISM]
-people second-guess themselves about their difficulties?
Link to general theme page