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up2isomorphismtoday at 6:17 PM1 replyview on HN

It depends on how inequalities is defined. But from the wealth distribution point of view, today’s wealth distribution skews much more towards the top. Although the lowest living standards improve thanks to the technology advancement.


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OnlyANeuroscitoday at 6:39 PM

Ah the classic "you have a fridge, king louie didn't have a fridge therefore in the scope of ALL of human existence you are obscenely wealthy" trope.

https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-nation/fox-cites-ownership-...

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