> The inequality problem only exists if you look at absolute wealth numbers, and not the level of confort and opportunities that wealth affords
For physical comfort and mass produced entertainment, yes, they have never been cheaper. But definitely not opportunities.
Quality education, the bedrock of opportunity, is more expensive than ever, even for the middle class, and the poor have long been largely priced out.
It doesn't matter if all the knowledge in the world is available online because you still need a quality education to absorb that. When the wealthy decide to pull their kids out of school and give them the internet as a substitute I'll reconsider that.
Safe communities are also something increasingly inaccessible to the poor.
The disparities in opportunity are especially pronounced in urban areas and rural and post industrial areas, but the trend is the same practically everywhere.
For physical comfort and mass produced entertainment, yes, they have never been cheaper. But definitely not opportunities.
Quality education, the bedrock of opportunity, is more expensive than ever, even for the middle class, and the poor have long been largely priced out.
It doesn't matter if all the knowledge in the world is available online because you still need a quality education to absorb that. When the wealthy decide to pull their kids out of school and give them the internet as a substitute I'll reconsider that.
Safe communities are also something increasingly inaccessible to the poor.
The disparities in opportunity are especially pronounced in urban areas and rural and post industrial areas, but the trend is the same practically everywhere.