[quaintdev]

This world has enough for everyone's need but not enough for everyone's greed - Mahatma Gandhi

[Terr_]

The hopeful/depressing thing is that it's not necessarily greed. Or at least, not only greed. It's easy to construct simple economic models that lead to the same outcome, even where all entities are equal in every way except their balance amount.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-inequality-ine...

I say "hopeful" because it suggests we can develop new arrangements that are an improvement on the old ones, without the tougher-problem of eliminating greed.

[anon291]

These sorts of quotes from Gandhi and other INC leaders would be more meaningful had the INC not embraced the economic system that kept a majority of Indians in destitute poverty for decades post independence. Meanwhile they castigated the system whose even partial adoption has managed to lift more indians from desperation.

[megaman821]

For things like food and building materials for shelter, the world does produce enough for everyone with the willingness to give, only political dysfunction prevents the needy from receiving.

[simianwords]

Its okay for people's wealth to increase as long as everyone else's is also increasing.

Zero sum game mindset is tiring.