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> And there's almost nothing to do about it- that's the way things currently "work" and it seems insurmountable to do anything about it. A small handful of the
by throwaway787544 4y ago
> And there's almost nothing to do about it- that's the way things currently "work" and it seems insurmountable to do anything about it.
A small handful of the super-rich have already pointed out the only thing "we" can do about it: revolution. Inequality that continues for too long leads to overthrow. The rich get eaten, the poor become a rabble, monarchy/autocracy/totalitarianism eventually returns, and the cycle starts over. That's where we're headed. The funny thing is, our social ills might be the cause before our economic ones are.