> So if everyone got 10x richer overnight, but the top 1% got 1000x richer, that would increase inequality by any reasonable metric, but it would help with the

> So if everyone got 10x richer overnight, but the top 1% got 1000x richer, that would increase inequality by any reasonable metric, but it would help with the benchmarks you mentioned. The metrics are a problem when the result was my kids and I regularly having no food for most of a decade. During this time we contributed to society, performed civic duties and cared for others. And we were just one hungry family of way too many to count. An ethical distribution model wouldn't be okay with that.