But what's the point? What's the actual need to continue to acquire more? Why can't we say enough is enough? You're just describing a mechanism. Oh, I know some

But what's the point? What's the actual need to continue to acquire more? Why can't we say enough is enough? You're just describing a mechanism. Oh, I know someone will respond with "who gets to decide what's enough?", but why is their answer to that, "well just let anybody do whatever they want"? The reason is the human condition for power and greed knows no bounds, and multi-millionaires and billionaires who like to play Sim City get to decide things for the rest of us. We're apes with technology and economics. I mean we still have orcas in nothing more than shallow swimming pools. Orcas are the size of school buses, can weigh up to 10 tons, are likely the greatest predator ever to be on Earth, one of the most intelligent and emotional animals, and we've kept one of them in a single tank, alone, for over three decades and has been in captivity for over five decades. Her name is Lolita and her last pool partner was in the 1980s, where he committed suicide by ramming his head over and over into the side of the concrete pool. Those two are just two examples. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolita_(killer_whale) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolita_(killer_whale) And even in that situation, we can't say to ourselves to stop. Humans are still keeping, capturing, and breeding orcas for nothing more than shallow entertainment. It's really sickening at times.