Oh I know the perfect rebuttal to “Elvish” angle:
“Harold, without brutal capitalism and globalization, we wouldn’t have what we have now!”
What do we have, exactly? I don’t see much greatness out there. I observe a whole lot of waste and attrition.
Now, would I prefer a 2021 world that doesn’t have any homelessness *at all* but still has i386 in beige boxes as the top of technology? Absolutely.
Actually the more I think about it and the more attractive it becomes.
We have to slow down. Earth has started to force us to do so and we’re still like “huh, what?”.