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Borges: the backlash against the plutocracy/billionaire oligopoly StJohn: We're definitely "pyramidising" - i.e. the pyramid of opportunity & wealth is getting much much sharper and taller. More like Georgian-era England. The only things I'm aware of that allows the lower levels of the pyramid to have a chance at all is: - External expansion / conquest / settlement - Revolution - New tech advancement, the benefits of which are reasonably accessible - Plague & die-off (fewer workers, higher wages) - Unionisation