Isn't the Abundance version of this bias the fact that Abundance is extremely focused on the problems plaguing wealthy, coastal, blue-state cities? Abundance doesn't have much to say about the problems of red state governance.
100%. I wrote about this: "Contrast [coastal elite preferences] with the clear preferences of most young American families, who say their ideal home is a detached single-family house. They consistently rank bedroom count and interior space above commute time or neighborhood amenities. When they say they want walkability, they mean things like safe, shaded sidewalks, with low traffic and lower crime."
What are some cases when the messenger class managed to elevate an issue that wasn't part of their personal experience? How did it happen and how can it happen again?
As I think about the AI debate within the context of the abundance movement, I often wonder why I don’t see much talk about the Gen Z kids who opt for trade school over college. AI may be coming for administrative assistants, but it’s not going to plumb your house anytime soon, and one of those jobs is a lot more connected to increasing housing supply than the other. But since the messenger class Jerusalem identifies here is likely not exposed to that world I think the prospect of abundance through a blue-collar labor resurgence flies under the radar.
Second paragraph, second sentence has a typo - two “the’s” in a row.
Isn't the Abundance version of this bias the fact that Abundance is extremely focused on the problems plaguing wealthy, coastal, blue-state cities? Abundance doesn't have much to say about the problems of red state governance.
100%. I wrote about this: "Contrast [coastal elite preferences] with the clear preferences of most young American families, who say their ideal home is a detached single-family house. They consistently rank bedroom count and interior space above commute time or neighborhood amenities. When they say they want walkability, they mean things like safe, shaded sidewalks, with low traffic and lower crime."
https://favorablethrivingconditions.substack.com/p/the-luxury-of-useful-friction
Perhaps the solution is to replicate successes.
What are some cases when the messenger class managed to elevate an issue that wasn't part of their personal experience? How did it happen and how can it happen again?
As I think about the AI debate within the context of the abundance movement, I often wonder why I don’t see much talk about the Gen Z kids who opt for trade school over college. AI may be coming for administrative assistants, but it’s not going to plumb your house anytime soon, and one of those jobs is a lot more connected to increasing housing supply than the other. But since the messenger class Jerusalem identifies here is likely not exposed to that world I think the prospect of abundance through a blue-collar labor resurgence flies under the radar.
(still need regulatory reform though)