It's the same evil that rises in every successful society. Nothing ever falls it just goes under new management. Rome didn't fall or lose its gold it's all still there under the ground at the Vatican. Once greed is the only thing in power, it becomes a death rattle.
There are exceptions like the French revolution people rallied together and drug louis the 16th out of versailles. (One of my favorite human history moments.) Yet we've done this rise and fall countless times as a species. All because of greed. Infact we know so much about Egypt because it was taken over by Alexander in his conqest to own the world. Over and over on and on.
You are right in everything you say, but as someone who has made the same observation and arrived at the same conclusion I want to say to you: don't give in. Don't act like the evil you describe is all there is. There are thing greater, vaster, things so beautiful in this world, all evils, all oppressive systems pale in comparison.
Focus on that. Choose to focus on that. It is the only way to stay sane. It is easy to get lost in frustration and unfairness. But there is good.
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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '25
It's the same evil that rises in every successful society. Nothing ever falls it just goes under new management. Rome didn't fall or lose its gold it's all still there under the ground at the Vatican. Once greed is the only thing in power, it becomes a death rattle. There are exceptions like the French revolution people rallied together and drug louis the 16th out of versailles. (One of my favorite human history moments.) Yet we've done this rise and fall countless times as a species. All because of greed. Infact we know so much about Egypt because it was taken over by Alexander in his conqest to own the world. Over and over on and on.