Needed a bit of optimism in my day, and thinking about this possible scenario made me feel better. Perhaps there’s light at the end of the tunnel?
Needed a bit of optimism in my day, and thinking about this possible scenario made me feel better. Perhaps there’s light at the end of the tunnel?
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-top-countries-by-wealth-per-person/
Average wealth per adult in the US is five times higher than median. Average wealth per adult in the world (well, across the 39 countries measured) is ten times the median. The difference between average (mean) and median (middle) is because a huge amount of wealth is concentrated in a small number of people.
Whether there is a vast surplus of resources or not isn’t relevant. Resources are power, and power enables collection of more resources.