> you can compare it with alternatives such as Soviet Union
Not really because there are too many other variables
> But the creation of value still trumps any inequality it might have.
Why is inequality even necessary here in the first place? How do you know that creation of value can't exist in the presence of equality? The Nordics do a better job at it
> With TV, air conditioning and phones,
This is the mysticism I was referring to. Look at all of this cool stuff, no don't look at the rich people poisoning the water supply
> is having it ten times better than the kings of middle ages.
yeah and it's 1000x better than cavemen banging on rocks in the stone age, so the peasantry should be 1000x as grateful
Not really because there are too many other variables
> But the creation of value still trumps any inequality it might have.
Why is inequality even necessary here in the first place? How do you know that creation of value can't exist in the presence of equality? The Nordics do a better job at it
> With TV, air conditioning and phones,
This is the mysticism I was referring to. Look at all of this cool stuff, no don't look at the rich people poisoning the water supply
> is having it ten times better than the kings of middle ages.
yeah and it's 1000x better than cavemen banging on rocks in the stone age, so the peasantry should be 1000x as grateful