[sergius]

The world would make more sense if you read the small book that C. Cipolla wrote long ago. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_M._Cipolla

[AmIAnElitist]

Which book in particular? Are you talking about "The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity" ?

I'll happily tack a book on the reading list, but he's written much more than one book!