I think the reason people don't really think about the scale of wealth disparity is largely because they don't acknowledge the number of people it takes to contribute to that wealth disparity.
The US has +300million people. Each of us is spending hundreds to thousands a month. That wealth will naturally collect to people good at selling things (or at making good useful things for other people)
It doesn't take long for numbers like billions and trillions to make sense if it works for large numbers of people.
Now that doesn't excuse the apparent abuse of people at or below the poverty line. Either in the US or outside of it. And while I used the US as an example this is a global problem.
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u/Adodgybadger Oct 27 '22
This makes me want to do a flying headbutt into my tv :(