Pardon me, but I do have an issue with generations of rent-seeking. A technology comes along, and people who are capable and able, will be cut out of the equat

Pardon me, but I do have an issue with generations of rent-seeking. A technology comes along, and people who are capable and able, will be cut out of the equation - whether that's truck drivers, coders, whoever. But, the group at the top who own everything are fine. Perhaps, in the dim and distant past, some progenitor did something of note (though I suspect it was most likely a crime) and for that they are able to buy into whatever the technology is (AI, self-driving cars, etc) and increase their fortunes. This is nothing to do with merit. This is simply leveraging a fortune to buy the future too - and it is not complicated. I don't object to people making lots of money on merit, but the rent-seeking elites we have, who steer the world in the direction that best maintains their situation, making slaves of the rest of us, is terrible. I don't expect anyone to help either - the governance structures we have are bent to their benefit too. The only answers in my book, are for people to embrace their individuality, look to themselves for answers, reject the governance system and consciously uncouple from the dystopian system. A system that shows every indication of becoming far more dystopian, with technocrats being able to manage every resource, for every individual, in every circumstance, in the near future. Also unfortunate, is the fact that I don't think people are capable of making any such change, nor do they really care as long as they are being entertained. PS > we should instead focus more on quality of life outcomes. They’ve been better than ever and the trend is improving over time. For me, the idea of 'continuous improvements' or 'better quality of life' is only a story. The utility of the story is that serves to support the idea that the current direction of travel is better than previously. This narrative gets your buy in and investment - and you cannot complain too harshly about your harness, as - you believe - the present to be so good! As long as history is always smeared, this will always be true, right? But who can really know what the past was like? Who can say the past was actually worse, even if that's what present day records tell us? To me, this is a bountiful world, with plenty for everyone. But if one group takes access to all the resources, with the presumed consent of the rest, the gaslighting solutions that are offered can seem like the 'only way' or the 'right way'. The constraints to living freely are artificial - we are in an open-air prison - and most of us seem to be happy about it!