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My neighbor parenthetical was in direct response your own claim that you lived next to someone way wealthier than you, and it didn't make you feel bad. And, ju

• roenxi 7y ago
  > Frankly, with the moving of the goalposts and clearly specious reasoning, I'm having a very difficult time believing you're arguing in good faith. I don't have any specific advice. Trying harder often doesn't work for that sort of thing; maybe try meditation or some other activity to make you relaxed and reflective? > And, just because people are bad at estimating something doesn't mean that they can't detect it Not in the general case, but in this specific case it is pretty clear that they can't detect it. That is central to my point - inequality can't be the root cause because people can't detect it and there is no reason to be unhappy about inequality specifically even if they could. > My neighbor parenthetical was in direct response your own claim that you lived next to someone way wealthier than you, and it didn't make you feel bad. So which inequality is the problem? It is much easier to go to the actual problem - people struggling to make ends meet. That isn't an inequality problem.