I agree entirely. The system stinks to high hell, and I’d much rather see wealth more evenly distributed - it would make a better world for all. What we have now is little better than indentured servitude - actually, it’s worse, as it’s dressed up as “freedom”.
My business started out as trying to solve precisely this - we wanted to democratise ecommerce, and make it accessible for anyone, even with no capital, to become bourgeoisie.
Unfortunately, I learned the hard way that the lure of lucre is too strong for most to resist, and my partner, and our investors, dragged me kicking and screaming down the road of helping the rich get richer. There’s a reason (well, among many) that I cashed in my chips and left.
This way, I’m at least not actively making the world worse, and don’t feel the crushing guilt that came to characterise my existence.
Thanks for the agreement, and obviously the problem isn't directly your fault, or one person's job to tackle alone. Also a tinkerers paradise is probably what I'd also do if I had the capital to cash out.
What would you think happens in a system where capital is evenly distributed? Think of it from a game perspective, how would that play out if you search for an equilibrium?
My business started out as trying to solve precisely this - we wanted to democratise ecommerce, and make it accessible for anyone, even with no capital, to become bourgeoisie.
Unfortunately, I learned the hard way that the lure of lucre is too strong for most to resist, and my partner, and our investors, dragged me kicking and screaming down the road of helping the rich get richer. There’s a reason (well, among many) that I cashed in my chips and left.
This way, I’m at least not actively making the world worse, and don’t feel the crushing guilt that came to characterise my existence.