How do More's ideas relate to modern inequality?
My concerns about wealth concentration and the resulting social strife in 'Utopia' resonate, I believe, with contemporary struggles against inequality. The stark disparities I observed between the opulent few and the impoverished many are a recurring theme in human history. I questioned the legitimacy of a society where property is privately held and accumulates in the hands of a select group, leading to widespread want and social disorder. The establishment of common property and the provision for all citizens' needs in my fictional society was an attempt to conceive of a more equitable arrangement.
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