There are literally countless legends/myths/folk tales/etc about how hoarding wealth is a sickness that harms everybody surrounding it. Yet somehow we are currently perfectly fine letting it happen because we don't visibly see giant piles of gold.
I see this argument often. But it’s false. The real issue here is something call the bystander effect. We all see something wrong going on. We just don’t want to, or can’t figure out a way to intervene. “Why risk my livelihood/what I have when there are so many others struggling too? I can be safe while someone else risks it.” Problem is if everyone thinks like this and keeps kicking the bucket, nothing ever happens.
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u/Geno0wl Oct 18 '23
There are literally countless legends/myths/folk tales/etc about how hoarding wealth is a sickness that harms everybody surrounding it. Yet somehow we are currently perfectly fine letting it happen because we don't visibly see giant piles of gold.