AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
The Breakdown of Progress and Increasing Inequality
This chapter discusses the breakdown of the expectation of progress and increasing inequality in the US and the UK. It highlights stagnant wages, declining life expectancy, and the creation of a class society. The chapter also explores the unequal distribution of economic growth and its impact on society, as well as the connection between income inequality, social decline, and despair.