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CMV: It's completely reasonable to be depressed due to the current state of inequality and nepotism on earth

Emphasised recently by an opulent funeral in England for an unelected monarch and more broadly with the ongoing privileges provided to other royal and ruling families - the vast majority of humans are in a pretty rough spot. 


If feel with so many established systems and wealth, existing years before we were all born and all structured to prevent change... It's completely understandable to struggle even getting out of bed in the morning.


Incremental change may not even be possible now inequality has scaled to such extremes and a full on revolution like was seen in 1789-1799 just couldn't happen today. Hong Kong tried for what must be considered basic representation and failed.


How can such large systems of power and such well established ruling families be changed now?

Edit: clarified revolution dates

Edit #2: Wow ok, so to be clear:

I am not depressed. I do know some who are and completely understand why. I think it's a completely reasonable reaction to how things are in the world right now.

And yes, quality of life has improved for humans over time, that is not in question.

The issue was with established systems ensuring inequality, and channeling resources and effort away from majority of people and towards a select few. That's never been worse.

Delta #1: While I still feel the systems are impervious, delta was related to how important it is to stay connected to what would be important to you even if these systems were changed, and how not losing sight of the important stuff may help drive us towards a solution.

Edit #3 / Delta #2: Some really delusional people ITT, but thanks to the data informed Redditor that posted stats on inequality changes over the last 100 years, showing the gap has only been widening the last 40 or so in many western democracies.  While the trend is terrifying, it does give some comfort to know that we might find ourselves with access to new thinking or technologies to turn the trend.

It's a slim hope, but it's hope none the less. Big thanks again to delta #1 who put me into Christopher Lasch, and the one who talked about the rule of 3's.
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I think it's a bit silly to get depressed about anything that both 1) has no direct effect on you and 2) is not actionable by you in any way. Yeah there's exorbitantly wealthy people in the world, so what? Even if they disappeared tomorrow you'd never see a dime of that money, it'd get soaked up by whoever displaced them. Are you eating? Do you have friends? Do you have your health? Sounds good to me. Worrying about abstracts and getting genuinely upset is legitimately throwing your happiness out the window for no good reason.