Many commenters have concisely addressed the main contentions I have with your claims. So I will illustrate other dimensions that haven't been considered. 1. I

Many commenters have concisely addressed the main contentions I have with your claims. So I will illustrate other dimensions that haven't been considered. 1. In the US at least, I wouldn't say there's a housing problem. Just an unwillingness to move out to the boonies. The urban monopoly on well-paying jobs has contributed to this reluctance. However, COVID and remote work showed that workers are more inclined to live in cheaper, farther-out areas so long as they can make approximately the same income and have access to a fast internet connection. For the rest of the world, housing being a global problem does not imply a globally accepted solution. Building houses en masse requires resources, interest, and sanction by communal mores. Those are not distributed in an equally advantageous supply across the world. There's also the issue of regulations (both written and unwritten) that prevent one from building out housing even on one's personally owned land. When individuals are politically and economically disenfranchised from building out their own property, how do you expect companies to sell housing? 2. I would say that health issues of all kinds have been better addressed in this century than they have at any point in history. Last I checked, vaccines are a much more effective alternative to bloodletting. You'll have be specific as to what first- and third-world issues haven't been acknowledged, but suffice it to say, people have been living longer and healthier today than in centuries past. 3. Why is income inequality unacceptable? How do you think differences in opportunity should be remedied? You are probably aware people give different values to different kinds of work. Thus not all work is this the same in payment. The best rewarded work is the one that's done quickly, efficiently, and at large scales. Only a few industries accomplish this. There is a way to achieve equality of the kind you want to pursue. But historically, it's involved bombs or mass disenfranshisment. 4. There are startups that focus on crime (e.g. Citizen), but the lying and "being assholes" bit is a matter of personal freedoms and expectations. You can't legislate or sell kindness. It must be chosen for the right reasons. 5. Like other commenters have mentioned, tech has gotten rid of bullshit jobs. No other industry has automated away so much unneeded labor. So much so, that it's likely contributing to complaint #3.