> In Europe, people's instincts are 'zero sum game' - someone has wealth because they must have 'taken' it, or one of their ancestors had. Prosperity, well bei

> In Europe, people's instincts are 'zero sum game' - someone has wealth because they must have 'taken' it, or one of their ancestors had. Prosperity, well being, ideas etc. those are not zero sum games, but ownership of things can be, and money kind of always is. The only way (for normal people and corporations) to "make" money is to transfer it from somewhere else, after all. > The state decides who goes to uni and not by the time you're a young teen - and it's kids of well off parents. Yes, you have to finish a certain schooling level first, but evening schools etc. do exist. You can get the qualifications to go to uni as an adult, too. I'm not saying the education shouldn't be a lot better, or that rich parents don't try to get their kids into schools with other rich kids and whatnot. But the way you phrased it kind of sounds like the state picks rich kids for uni, and I'd really like to hear more context. Not saying you're wrong, maybe I'm just not aware.