Crops, data, AI, and the deeper concentration of wealth and power...and Maslow's hierarchy of needs

[bucolic_frolic]

2. There's barely a sliver of self-sufficient survival in there

Scarcity of resources, increasingly hierarchical social structures. It doesn't sound much different from concentration of power and wealth in ancient societies, or what we know of them, that preceded or fed their demise. We are just about there.

If we democratize the wealth, the local community production for community, do we extend viability? Are we any better off, or just delaying the collapse?

Sustainability should be front and center for every concept. Instead we lurch from fear to panic over fascist shuffleboard games surrounding DEI and vengence. Society will pay dearly for this wasted time period.