In this modern era we heave under the weight of decades of exponential growth. In some cases it’s actually “only” compound growth - but the result has been the

In this modern era we heave under the weight of decades of exponential growth. In some cases it’s actually “only” compound growth - but the result has been the same (and very ironic): ossification through stratification. There are behemoths living among us. There will soon be social media accounts with enough sway to manufacture truth. What needs to be learned is society is like a national park. Left to its own devices it will end up trashed - people leave garbage, move in and use it for whatever they like. So, we fund a service that keeps parks maintained. We understand the benefits of the National Park Service because they are visible and we are visual creatures. But for some reason we have a more laissez-faire attitude to unchecked accumulation and its downstream effects. It’s risky for power to be so concentrated. We’re forced to hope for benevolence and there’s no backup plan. What more can be done to show the orders of magnitude of difference between the most and least powerful?