I'm not proposing that as a reason for taking an action; it's nothing like a justification for greed or cruelty. Instead, I'm proposing that as an explanation f

I'm not proposing that as a reason for taking an action; it's nothing like a justification for greed or cruelty. Instead, I'm proposing that as an explanation for the shape of the world as we observe it. Technology, capitalism, and human nature combine to make actors who prioritize money more powerful and visible than those who prioritize kindness. Likewise, I believe that dishonest, wealthy, power-hungry sociopaths make poor political leaders, and yet we seem to elect a lot of those. Power and morality are not well correlated - they might be orthagonal to each other, or even inversely correlated!