> Some of today’s autocratic leaders are incredibly smart and educated people and still took the wrong turn
This assumes every person has the same goals. The reality is that the privileged (autocrats at the extreme end of the spectrum) have completely different incentives and objectives. E.g. a person who gets most of their income through salaried work benefits from completely different (often opposite policies) than a person who gets most of their income from renting real property or from taking a cut from the profit of companies he "owns".
> Maybe the current times of turbulence are the precursor to the development of new moral frameworks?
Hopefully.
I for one would like to see a consistent (without contradictions) moral system not based on "authority" (religion or state).
This assumes every person has the same goals. The reality is that the privileged (autocrats at the extreme end of the spectrum) have completely different incentives and objectives. E.g. a person who gets most of their income through salaried work benefits from completely different (often opposite policies) than a person who gets most of their income from renting real property or from taking a cut from the profit of companies he "owns".
> Maybe the current times of turbulence are the precursor to the development of new moral frameworks?
Hopefully.
I for one would like to see a consistent (without contradictions) moral system not based on "authority" (religion or state).