> I do not abhor any aspect of success - i merely wish for a good baseline standard of life that is guaranteed regardless of success. Which is a completely different concept. I mean to lessen extremes, not get rid of differentiation.
No one, especially me, is saying you dont have good intent. The issue is the horrible ideas you think get you there. But thats ok, there are lots of horrible ideas floating around to address issues that would actually make the problem worse (despite the opposite)
> If everyone had exactly the same regardless of what they do, that would be as catastrophic mid-long term as if one person had everything and everyone else nothing.
Thats not how I described your stance. You have often argued that people should not be able to have success as the result of "randomness", and you have also argued people should not make more money when they put int he same amount of time and effort for a task. All of that comes froma sense of equality, but as I've said many times simply making an effort is not what is paid for, the value of that effort (Which is partly a factor of skill) is what determines your pay, and should.