But even when people do not work together, globalization, by bringing the world to everyone’s living room (or hut), enables them to make much wider comparisons of their living standards. It erodes the relative security in which the rich world could shelter itself, as in a cocoon.
仅仅以国籍为基准的工资津贴令人反感。但就算人们不共事，将世界带入每个人的起居室（或茅舍）的全球化，也使他们能够将自己的生活水平进行更为广泛的比较。这样一来就捅破了富裕世界籍以藏身的那只相对安全的茧。现在，这些收入差距昭然若揭。