[some_account]

The system is set up to keep rich people being rich and in control, just like always. It's not at all random who is in control. Someone makes those decisions and it's not the public through elections :)

We never left the age of kings and peasants. We just have different names. The difference in income has only increased, and the gladiator arenas used to entertain the masses was replaced with sports and computer games.

We are more comfortable now though but so are the rich people.

[azag0]

There is some data for you:

https://ourworldindata.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Pre-In...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gini_coefficient#/media/File:2...

[stuaxo]

The rich have taken far more of the gains, and seem like they would prefer a feudal system at times.