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Addressing the "wealth gap" sounds good but is ultimately misguided. If you look 100 years back, Rockefeller was the richest man in history (and might still be
by tomp 5y ago
Addressing the "wealth gap" sounds good but is ultimately misguided.
If you look 100 years back, Rockefeller was the richest man in history (and might still be...), yet 1 of his 5 children died in infancy of a bacterial disease. These days, such diseases are extremely rare for about 1bn people in the western world, all of whom are effectively wealthier than Rockefeller was.
Yes, you can "save" people from poverty by giving them money, but ultimately you're just condemning their children to the same fate (after your money runs out). The only real progress is technology. And billionaires spending on anti-aging is exactly the kind of technology that will immensely benefit billions of people in the future.
- simonebrunozzi 5y ago> If you look 100 years back, Rockefeller was the richest man in history Perhaps Mansa Musa [0] has that title? [0]: https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/human-interest/richest-man-in-the-world-ever-mansa-musa-552879.html https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/human-interest/richest-m...
- tomp 5y agoJohn D Rockefeller is generally considered the richest person in history who earned his wealth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wealthiest_historical_figures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wealthiest_historical_... Of course, there are many others richer, who stole it (kings, tyrants).
- cto_of_antifa 5y agoDo you think that people dying in poverty in American cities share that opinion?