It feels like the equality some people seek is equality of misery

@MarbleMarvel In the long term, things do tend to get better. We have to keep striving for that and not take it for granted, but history favors our attempts.

Progress is rarely a straight line though. After the US Gilded Age led to the Great Depression we managed to get the New Deal. After the Nazis led to the German occupation, the restoration of Germany led to a wonderous revival.

Great things can come after a dark period. It's just going to have to suck to live through the dark period first.

@ViciDraco I see cycles. We keep repeating these monumental eff ups, then improve until we become complacent again. Our culture/society enables it.

@bijouxbroussard I think for the majority of the privileged it is because they think increasing equality is done by taking away from them rather than extending to others. And a lot of that is because the actual oppressors make sure that narrative is constantly put in front of them.

Yet, there are still people that need to be better than others. People where if we could create a world where everyone had a personal mansion at no negative impact to the planet, they wouldn't want it because a mansion only has value if it's rare. It's honestly such an odd mindset to me.

@Rokan "barrel”, I think.