In the span of human history, the last 100+ years of liberty and prosperity for the commoners of the western world is simply... a blip.
Stankey and his ilk only want to be part of the club. They do what they are told meeting weak a-s goals based on debt and stock buybacks and EBITDA. Not true risk capitalism based on innovation, but crony capitalism debted to the true elites of society for a taste and place on the nice list.
What you are truly seeing in society and government today is the reconsolidation of power to the Lords and Ladies of Europe utilizing the technology and captured government agencies meant to improve our lives.
Future royals and elites will look back at their kin that had to live in the 20th century as unfortunates.
There is no regard for us commoners. Black, White, Asian. No matter. The true landed generational elites are more than willing to impose a bit of communism to cut the population numbers for an impending technofascist fuedal system of 15 minute cities where they regain their birthright.
Rant over.