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The Matthew Effect and the Runaway Effect
The idea of the Matthew effect, which is about how the rich get richer, also applies to fame and status. It's actually harder to distribute power in an organization than you would think because you're transferring that context. So when we look at something like a sacrifice zone, we look at things like Flint, Michigan or Haiti. The more degraded a locality is, the more likely that is to be true.