In our civilized societies we are rich. Why then are the many poor? Why this painful drudgery for the masses? Why, even to the best-paid workman, this uncertainty for the morrow, in the midst of all the wealth inherited from the past, and in spite of the powerful means of production, which could ensure comfort to all, in return for a few hours daily toil? - Peter Kropotkin (1892)
People that build the machines. The chips used in those machines. Etc. All the stuff that goes into everything and how things depend on each other is absolutely mind blowing complex.
Market investment, including short selling. Foreign manipulation of markets, including fighters paid to keep conditions the same or worse for farmers…