A black kid that never got their ass whooped by an authority figure (such as a parent) as a kid, then they get out into the world where not everybody has to be nice or refrain from cursing all the time and all of a sudden it's harder to be them than it is to be anybody (especially somebody with lighter skin/hair).
Nobody ever picked on the functional marginalized whiner, instead people usually picked on people they thought were easier targets, people with lighter skin and hair, people that seemed more childish and fucked up, people that didn't seem as together.
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Social Marginalism Example: In a tight-knit neighborhood, the first few social expectations (e.g., bring in a neighbor's trash can, wave hello) have high marginal utility—they build trust. But when the neighborhood association starts mandating the exact shade of beige for your curtains and fining you for not attending every block party, that last social unit has low utility. It crosses from cohesion into coercion, making people want to move away. Social marginalism analyzes that breaking point.
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Legal Marginalism Example: A city has laws against assault (high utility) and littering (moderate utility). Then it passes a law mandating the exact height of lawn grass, enforced with a $500 fine. This last legal unit is often seen as having low legal marginal utility. It doesn't meaningfully improve public safety or order, but it significantly increases legal coercion, making citizens view the legal system as petty and oppressive, thus weakening overall legal cohesion.
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Get the Legal Marginalism mug.A political theory analyzing power through the value of the last, most incremental political action, promise, or unit of authority (the marginal political unit). It suggests that political capital, like any resource, has diminishing returns. A government's first actions in a crisis (e.g., disaster relief) have high utility and build legitimacy (cohesion). But the 10th micro-managing decree or broken campaign promise has low utility. It's often seen as purely about expanding control (coercion), eroding public trust. It asks: when does more politics become counterproductive?
Political Marginalism Example: During a pandemic, initial public health orders (like banning large gatherings) had high political marginal utility—they were broadly accepted as necessary for cohesion. But when the government then issues a highly specific, poorly justified order about the type of exercise allowed alone in a park, that last political unit is subjectively valued as low-utility coercion. According to political marginalism, this overreach weakens compliance with all orders, damaging the state's political cohesion.
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