This (extremely off-putting) answer reveals a key thing that's beautiful about markets:

They let people express the strength of their preferences without needing to always justify their values in front of a committee.

https://twitter.com/DylanMAllman/status/1776649146675712146

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we already ended most poverty and war, that's why we can now focus on buying a PS5

there are 8 billion people on earth

it's never going to be perfect

but the vast majority now live in peace and relative comfort

try adjusting that chart on a relative basis

the world is doing fine