Comment by sylos
11 hours ago
The system won't change until there is massive chaos and destruction. Why would it otherwise? The people with the means to gently and voluntarily change things are living like gods. They have no incentive to help. In fact, a sick and unhealthy society keeps competitors weak. No, I'm afraid to say there will be no fixing things.
How exactly are the superrich today living like gods? They use the same phones, have access to the same entertainment, same internet, same information. Most spend a lot more time stressed out and working. The poor today live better (or, at the very least more "preferenced") lives than ever in human history.
Big houses, yachts, nice cars I guess?
> How exactly are the superrich today living like gods?
A lot of us are, not just the super-rich.
"We are close to gods, and on the far side", as Banks put it. Or, as I wrote a while ago:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40874779
I really ought to turn this into a youtube video.
Love this
Hey guys, we don't have ebola or malaria ok, shut up and go back to work.
You're confusing "things have gotten better" with "things are good enough and shouldn't improve further"
These are close to opposites in their implications