I agree that equality is not important as a <i>goal</i>, but it&#x27;s important as a <i>means</i> - I think (i.e. based on my observation of reality) that inequality results in bad outcomes (i.e. takes us further from the goal of &quot;less poverty&quot; or &quot;better lives&quot;), hence my drive to oppose and fight it.<p>Of course, it would be even better if I&#x2F;we could simply reduce poverty and improves lives <i>directly</i> (without the detour of fighting inequality), but currently I don&#x27;t know how (and neither does anyone else).<p>One of the best, if unrealistic, solutions I see are robots; but between now and when we invent really useful robots, I think it&#x27;s important to strive to prevent outcomes as displayed in the movie Elysium (or the alternative future in the story Manna).