Which Way, Humankind?

Silicon Valley icon Vivek Wadhwa makes an excellent point here.

The problem, however, is late-stage, unregulated capitalism and the greed that it has hammered into our society.  There are people who do things for altruistic reasons, and Wadhwa happens to be one of them, but by far the most powerful force driving our behavior is the need to make money, whether that means keeping our heads above water or buying our fourth mansion.

Forty years ago, we lived with the myth of trickle-down economics, or “a rising tide lifts all boats.”  Now, only idiots believe that–not that there is a scarcity of idiots.  Note the MAGA crowd and their outrage at taxing billionaires.

In any case, as much as I’d like to believe otherwise, we don’t seem headed for “new heights” as a civilization.