The Craziest Thing In The World Is That We Could End Poverty, But We Don’t

Source: Caitlin Johnstone, Rogue Journalist
by Caitlin Johnstone

“It’s the craziest thing in the world that we already have the technological ability to provide a decent standard of living for everyone on earth, but it doesn’t happen because it’s not profitable. We attained the greatest scientific achievement of all time and then did nothing with it. Our society is completely uninterested in it because capitalism is completely uninterested in it. It’s just so insane how this doesn’t sit front and center in our attention all the time. There are people dying of starvation, exposure and preventable illnesses every single day for no good reason. Humanity became more than capable of ensuring that this never happened to anyone ever again, and just rode right past that stunning moment in history without even glancing up from its smartphone. Can you imagine if we did that with any other major technological development?” (12/01/25)

https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2025/12/01/the-craziest-thing-in-the-world-is-that-we-could-end-poverty-but-we-dont/