Revolution 2.0

Introduction The real and inherent danger of privilege is in giving others power over you, declaring that power, that privilege, to be unfair, then demanding compensation in the form of cash, preferential job or schooling treatment, or just the right to be self-righteously angry. Privilege is another word for advantage. Advantages are everywhere in our society; sports, education, business, military, etc., etc., etc. That’s a poor excuse for giving up and demanding that the advantages be eliminated before trying your best. The book, then movie, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moneyball (Moneyball), by Michael Lewis, published in 2003, was about the relatively impoverished Oakland Athletics baseball team and its general manager Billy Beane. Its focus is the team’s analytical, evidence-based, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabermetrics (sabermetric) approach to assembling a competitive baseball team despite Oakland’s small budget. Other big-market teams, e.g., the Yankees and Red Sox, had 5-7 times as