Until now, our societies have proved remarkably adept at adjusting to disruptive technologies; but the pace of change in recent decades has caused tremendous strains, reflected in huge income disparities within countries, with near-record gaps between the wealthiest and the rest. Inequality can corrupt and paralyze a country’s political system – and economic growth along with it.
到目前为止，我们的社会表现出极强的适应破坏性技术的能力，但近几十年来，变化之迅速带来巨大的紧张局面，体现在国家内部的巨大收入差距上，最富有人群和其他人的差距接近历史记录。不平等性可能侵蚀甚至崩坏一国的政治制度，经济增长也将随之东流。