So this wealth inequality has been an issue throughout all human history. Earning $50k a year puts you in the top 5% wealth worldwide. Are you helping 3rd world people with your wealth?
It’s fair to say Musk has to much, but if you have 3 pairs of shoes, the shoeless think that is greedy. How do you suggest we redistribute the wealth of Arab oil barrens? Or does that wealth not matter because it’s not based in capitalist nations?
Where there is power there is corruption. I understand your complaint but wealth disparity is an issue as old as mankind.
Change needs to be made but idk if your suggestions are the best options.
Thats not apples to apples though.
A trillionaire is obscene. He can literally build schools, homes, feed the needy en masse- Combined with other billionaires there could literally be no starving children.
Having some possessions is normal and within reason, hoarding is a pathology. Having some anxiety is normal, having chronic worry is a pathology. Having enough to live on and be comfortable is normal, having a hundred billion is pathological. It's pathological for everyone else, they can accrue assets at a break neck pace, pushing down others and the middle class, they contribute to environmental damage at an alarming rate which we all have to contend with etc.
I am no communist, we are in late stage capitalism. The end goal of this is further degredation of the planet and further inequality. Capitalism as a system does this, it's a wealth creating tool, previous systems like were done by force and pretend rights (kings and queens)- they do not pepetuate the problems end stage capitalism does.
Communism sounds great in theory, but won't work. AI probably has a chance to help but they will never give normal folks any piece of the pie, unless forced.
A socialist, capitalist democracy like some of the nordic countries models makes the most sense imo. Capitalism did for a long while but everything evolves.
