Why is it always "humans don't deserve"? The vast, vast majority of people have nothing to do with the capital flows and political structures that result in outcomes like this. What choice does a worker, priced out of the city where he works and forced to commute an hour each way, have in this? Yes, they can "vote" for better transit, but as we can see in California that's not enough to actually get said transit. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. The poor, the homeless, hell the vast majority of the world population that doesn't live in the 'garden': in what way do the choices of Silicon Valley, a handful of billionaires, and a small clique of DC politicians have any bearing on what they do or do not deserve?

Not to be too harsh, but this sentiment -- that the successes of the ruling class are theirs to boast, but their failures are all humanity's shame -- is so pervasive and so effective at shielding rightful blame from said ruling class that I just cannot help but push back when I see it/