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Those aren't economic achievements, they are science progress. Meanwhile inequality is only rising. But we shouldn't care because look at all the cool things w
by revelation 9y ago
Those aren't economic achievements, they are science progress.
Meanwhile inequality is only rising. But we shouldn't care because look at all the cool things we now have?!
- anbende 9y agoIf by cool things you mean "improved cancer treatment" and "inexpensive access to entertainment" then yes, inequality IS less important because people have these "cool things". The idea that there is a gap is much less important than ensuring that those at the bottom have enough. Unfortunately they don't always, and that's a problem. Wealth disparity isn't always the right metric, though sometimes it is.
- Boothroid 9y agoPeople had entertainment way back when - and made their own if they had to. Also most diseases these days seem to be caused or exacerbated by unhealthy modern lifestyles. I don't think people are objectively happier than they used to be. Netflix cannot replace a sense of community.
- otherme 9y agoIt's easy to create equality: make all people poor. 10000 years ago we where a lot more equal than today. Was it better? Almost any USA citizen is in the top 5% if compared with the rest of the world. How many of them are willing to share their excess of wealth?