Wonderfully written, as always. I agree with the points you stated. People shouldn't be allowed to buy leverage or things that would make their lives better at the expense of others. If we were to continue to subscribe to that old way of thinking, then how the hell do expect to progress as a society.

In the end though, it all boils down to perspective. What's "right" for us doesn't necessarily mean that it's the right thing for everyone. It's the subjective nature that often leads to contention.

I like how you put the transplant bribing thing as an example, since it's so prevalent in today's world. Let's say a rich man is dying, and he's willing to fund an entire building if he gets to the front of the line. In the bigger picture, the funding could potentially save hundreds more lives but at the cost of the ones he would overtake. Just by looking at the example, it's easy to surmise that cutting the line for whatever reason is "wrong," but yeah, the world isn't just 1s and 0s. The gray area in which we live in forces us to question everything.

It's a very divisive topic for sure, so it's great that you brought it up so eloquently. I find it funny that the weird stuff you enumerated exists in reality even though they sound stranger than fiction haha!