I say this often: “it turns out the problem was people the entire time”. It is very popular to imagine that the negative circumstances we find ourselves in are

I say this often: “it turns out the problem was people the entire time”. It is very popular to imagine that the negative circumstances we find ourselves in are enforced upon us by some malevolent outside force, such as “politicians” (scare quotes). And while sometimes certain social structures are to blame, more often than not it’s merely the failings of humanity in general that’s to blame. Greed and laziness know no cultural bounds, for example.