As much as I disagree with it, I can understand it. You have conquered pretty much everything in the physical world when you become a billionaire... no more hills to climb in business. Running Amazon can get boring. Some choose space. Others, sit around thinking about how they can use their billions to FIX the world.
To be honest, we Humans do make a big ass mess of Earth. Cutting down the forests, polluting the oceans, etc. That much is true. And, how do you stop it? You can't while individual nations control everything within their own borders. Nations like Brazil can decimate their rainforest if they choose to and nobody can stop it.
But, if you can implement control over everything (World Government?) then you can stop it. You can implement global macro policies for the entire world. That may be the only way.
So, you got to take the guns. You got to cut down on freedom and individual liberty. It's all about the planet. That becomes their new motivation. They don't feel evil because they believe it's all for the greater good. And, of course, THEY will be in charge.
Not to mention the possibility of Humanity engaging with Alien races. Do you think any alien race really wants to deal with hundreds of countries? There is probably some kind of prime directive that they don't engage openly until we are a completely unified planet with a single overarching government.
Let's face it. A global government is inevitable. The ultimate question is what form will it take? I think this kind of cycle of consolidation occurs in many things... such as industry sectors... pretty much anything where humans are motivated to acquire power.
At some point, the only way to be truly FREE again, settlers will need to leave Earth and escape the ever-present and ever-growing bureaucracy.
Anyway, to bring it back to the original point. Changing the world one way or another is how billionaires feel a continual sense of accomplishment.... and we don't stop them because we are all so focused in paying the mortgage or putting food on the table for our kids.
Like any institution it all comes down to who governs it. If Jesus, well that would be Heaven on earth... if His and our adversary... hell on earth. We're seeing the second option play out currently.
As much as I disagree with it, I can understand it. You have conquered pretty much everything in the physical world when you become a billionaire... no more hills to climb in business. Running Amazon can get boring. Some choose space. Others, sit around thinking about how they can use their billions to FIX the world.
To be honest, we Humans do make a big ass mess of Earth. Cutting down the forests, polluting the oceans, etc. That much is true. And, how do you stop it? You can't while individual nations control everything within their own borders. Nations like Brazil can decimate their rainforest if they choose to and nobody can stop it.
But, if you can implement control over everything (World Government?) then you can stop it. You can implement global macro policies for the entire world. That may be the only way.
So, you got to take the guns. You got to cut down on freedom and individual liberty. It's all about the planet. That becomes their new motivation. They don't feel evil because they believe it's all for the greater good. And, of course, THEY will be in charge.
Not to mention the possibility of Humanity engaging with Alien races. Do you think any alien race really wants to deal with hundreds of countries? There is probably some kind of prime directive that they don't engage openly until we are a completely unified planet with a single overarching government.
Let's face it. A global government is inevitable. The ultimate question is what form will it take? I think this kind of cycle of consolidation occurs in many things... such as industry sectors... pretty much anything where humans are motivated to acquire power.
At some point, the only way to be truly FREE again, settlers will need to leave Earth and escape the ever-present and ever-growing bureaucracy.
Anyway, to bring it back to the original point. Changing the world one way or another is how billionaires feel a continual sense of accomplishment.... and we don't stop them because we are all so focused in paying the mortgage or putting food on the table for our kids.
Like any institution it all comes down to who governs it. If Jesus, well that would be Heaven on earth... if His and our adversary... hell on earth. We're seeing the second option play out currently.