@neversickanymore
I have not been using my own standards of wealth/prosperity because it's largely irrelevant to other people's opinions.
In other words: regarding
@TripSitterNZ for example, I'm more concerned with consistency. I like to rationalize things. It calms me. It makes very little sense to me to criticise a system, if all the other options are worse.
What do I think of wealth?
I care very little about money. This frustrates some people in my life, because I did very well in school... but I don't judge them for having more than me nor do I feel sorry for those who have less.
My father is very wealthy but he has only recently (I think because of COVID) started sharing it.
I appreciate my inheritance, but it means much less to me than it would to most people. I think this frustrates my father. So be it. He has neglected me emotionally for a long time.
As for prosperity, that is easier.
Prosperity includes the people who are suffering in Australia. They are prosperous. The only thing insisting upon their suffering is themselves.
I have examined the situation in my country much closer than other Western countries, but there seems to be an international trend.
If we are so hard done by, what about people in China?