When the traditional nuclear plants were built, scientists and engineers said that they were perfectly safe. Now they want to sell thorium reactors, because they are more safe. What do you mean? More safe than perfectly safe?
Socialist systems keep wages average. Extreme case is Belgium. I'm a proficient software developer with a college degree. I make about 500 euro/month more than a cleaning lady.
And what does "not chemically addicted" mean anyway? Is there anything else inside a human brain except chemicals?