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I mean.. 1% controlling more than half of all wealth sounds bad and all, but according to the article, quality of life has been improving faster than ever for t

I mean.. 1% controlling more than half of all wealth sounds bad and all, but according to the article, quality of life has been improving faster than ever for the remaining 99% too.. As long as that second part holds true, I don't really care about the first part to be honest

michaelmrose 9y ago
With wealth comes decision making power whatever lies you were told in school. If you think those whose interests aren't aligned will make decisions that are aligned with your needs you haven't thought this through sufficiently.
cmurf 9y ago
It's arguably unstable though, regardless of quality of life improving overall. Things can, and have, changed very quickly. And so far the species hasn't adequately predicted the sequence of events leading up to destabilization, and how to avoid the inevitable equalizer: war The top 1% should worry, but there's something euphoric about being that wealthy, almost like oxygen deprivation. https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/02/scheidel-great-leveler-inequality-violence/517164/ https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/02/scheide...