Dr. Or M. Bialik on Nostr: Income #inequality is, unfortunately, nothing new. First-second century CE major ...

Income #inequality is, unfortunately, nothing new. First-second century CE major empires were nowhere near as rich as modern ones and even more unequal ( #Gini index > 0.5) around the seat of power.
(For reference, EU's Gini is ~0.3, USA's ~0.4, South Africa's ~0.6)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-58581-0