"We want wealth, but we want wealth in part because it promises to grant us dignity. You can see, in the fury of the politically radicalized rich, how insufficient wealth is when severed from the recognition they believed it would accord them." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/o...

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but it also often breeds resentment by those individuals that they are NOT being worshipped appropriately for said wealth, which our system (of government and shared morality) has convinced most people is inherently deserving of respect (rather than suspicion, which would be at least as warranted).

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Just came across this Ezra Klein quote as well, and it's a striking phrase that captures something I've thought a lot about recently, on why great wealth is so dangerous: because it not only offers (in the corrupted American political system) the ability for vastly disproportionate influence,

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Look at this incredible turnout at Westlake yesterday! Seattle marched strong for #NoKings, driving home one vital message: protect our rights, make a plan, and vote early! Let’s keep this momentum going!

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💩🧠🧠🧠🧠

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