I agree with some of this, but I’ve come to believe that so many people are takers because the modern world somewhat imposes the necessity of it. There is a re

I agree with some of this, but I’ve come to believe that so many people are takers because the modern world somewhat imposes the necessity of it. There is a remarkable disparity in how much people can create value and be of service to their communities. As such, a huge disparity in incomes as well. Worse still, a lot of how we value things is increasingly through and economic lens. I think a lot of modern cultures are beginning to devalue individuals and create a sense of helplessness among many people because they don’t have the cognitive faculties required to be effective and productive under these conditions and within these benchmarks of perceived value. I think this will get worse because the reality is that people aren’t getting much smarter, but the smarter people are increasingly able to accomplish more with less. This is certainly facile and there is more to this, but my intuition is that it’s a significant component. In other cultures, especially more traditional cultures, this ratio of givers and takers seems less askew and people have clearer roles and purpose. To wrap up, I don’t blame people for being takers so to speak. There are greater forces at work. I imagine them like leaves floating down a stream, nowhere near as much in control of their course as we expect they should be or imagine otherwise. A world that expects us to excel intellectually in order to succeed will leave a lot of people behind no matter what. I suspect something like half of people by default. Disclaimer: I don’t know anything