Imagine the wealth inequality between an average farmer and Kind Louis. You would think it's insane. But put the wealthiest of today in perspective against an average farmer from a random poor country we know today. People like Bezos, Zuckerberg and Musk are the Louis of our age. And like back in the day, we worship them. Do you think we've learned much over time?
Here's an interesting page to put wealth inequality into something visual:
Happy scrolling...
https://mkorostoff.github.io/1-pixel-wealth/
Yeah, not much has changed throughout history. We just keep repeating the same things over again, often just under different names so that they appear different at first glance, even though they are more of the same.
Indeed!
Want to also note that I do really like your pictures :)
Thanks. I'm glad you like them