The English phrase 'made redundant' (when someone loses their job) literally means being declared surplus to requirements or worthless, reflecting how market inequality creates psychological injury by declaring unequal social worth, not merely unequal consumption ability.
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Daniel MarkovitsEvidence Quote
“when you get fired you are made redundant right and to be redundant is not a dignified State it's to be Surplus to re to requirements or worthless [18:53]”
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Meritocracy, economic turmoil, and the broken promises of the West | Daniel Markovits FULL INTERVIEW— The Institute of Art and IdeasCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:27:17 AM
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