People create a $BETTER_ALTERNATIVE

Having created a $BETTER_ALTERNATIVE, people then assign to it the powers of creation

Once the creative powers of $WHATEVER get misassigned to $BETTER_ALTERNATIVE, other people are made subordinate to it. A created $WHATEVER that lacks the powers to create is taken to be the all-creative thing and so allowed to lord it over the real creators.

The real issue is that anything that is given power, will ultimately use that power to amass more power and prevent others from gaining power. This is natural - as it powers the evolutionary process on our planet

To break the cycle, we must break from our chains of mortal humanity. What price are we willing to pay to do so?

Or another question - is it really a bad thing? Some version of $BETTER_ALTERNATIVE will balance out the problems created by $PREVIOUS_BETTER_ALTERNATIVE, but will create new unforseen problems. Like capitalism for instance. We cannot predict the future

The Hindus invented the "cycle of civilizations" and reincarnation to fatalistically resign themselves to their caste system.

(Some benefit from this more than others.)

The article I took that from discusses the communist answer to that question at length.

https://redsails.org/communist-self-confidence/

That’s a very thoughtful and thought-provoking article, thank you

It sucks that communism and pretty much anything related to it is almost impossible to discuss in earnest

I doubted even clicking on that link for a while, dismissing it just because you mentioned it was “the communist answer”

Yeah, it's tough out there. But there are really good resources out there, in growing number. I'm kinda optimistic!