Reply #5: We have the technology to avoid some shit

[Missy Vixen]

but we don't have leaders with the compassion or humanity to solve the rest. Let's face it: Antibiotics and modern conveniences (refrigeration, safer transportation, government agencies that allegedly make the workplace safer,) have saved some people. The lowest rungs of the ladder, however, are still suffering.

The lack of a sense of security against the most basic life and safety threats means that we are ALWAYS in "fight or flight" mode.

In my opinion, it's deeper than in years past, simply because we know there are millions in the same situation. The gap between the 99% and the 1% is the largest in world history. The 1% can get leadership and police to do their dirty work, too, while the 99% have nobody but themselves.