Such a powerful and well-written essay! Please read it through, internalize its message, extend that to clean drinking water, housing, physical safety, and realize the many millions of people who can't reach their full potential because such mind fog pervades their entire day, every day. That's ignoring their time & physical effort.

Then try to imagine how much human capital is wasted this way. Because for 'reasons', humans won't let their fellow humans enjoy the most basic necessities of life. While it would be so easy to fullfill them.

Oh btw for the "AI generated!" naggers: https://aeon.co/about