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Uhuh... When are we going to see these riots? The US has the 2nd amendment and no guns are being raised against tyrants...
How do you explain republicans? People who write loveletters to mass murderers?
You are asking why people aren't changing a status quo. That's different from changing a status quo to a much worse one.
Do you think I will be the only bad apple? Do you have any idea how much crime we have that is not for the purpose of meeting someone's needs?
Are you still in school?
The idea of utopias like you described always falls apart at the human aspect.
There is no way to just numb everyone's brains to the point that we eliminate jealousy, envy and judt general "societal bads". What do you do with the huge amount of religious zealots that claim apples for their religion? People who are judt power hungry? Drug addicts? Alt-rights? People who want money?
Politicians? Anarchists?
I am not the only group that wants all the apple. As soon as i take some apples for me someone else will become jealous and retaliate and satisfy their felt unfairness by taking even more. Are we just gonna kill or put half of the population in rehab?
You assume that the system will have no self resistance. Every system does, except this one will be protecting society's interests as a whole rather than a ruling class. Everything you said still applies today, and we handle it perfectly (and its not because society is oriented around capital).
You don't have trillions of dollars worth of weapons to use on us, so you're much more likely to be "taken out" than the current government.
Who says I don't? I already took all the apples.