> "peasants" are enjoying the best quality of life in humanity's history... Well, if you ONLY count the most basic aspects human existence like availability of

> "peasants" are enjoying the best quality of life in humanity's history... Well, if you ONLY count the most basic aspects human existence like availability of food and shelter, yes, they are. BUT there's a whole lot more to the quality of life. Things like self-actualization-- the stuff at the top of Maslow's hierarchy. People can thrive in all kinds of economic systems (capitalism included). However when a small number of people re-arrange "the universe" for their exclusive benefit, there's going to be a reaction to that and it won't be pretty. I think we should favor measured incremental adjustments to curb the worst aspects of capitalism over all-out revolution. Banning employers from having a say in what work a terminated employee takes in the future is one such measured response.