The current nature of what is unequal is also a problem. If we had enough food/housing/water/necessities for everyone that were created and delivered autonomously, and the only inequality were social criteria (reputation, jobs, accomplishments), it would seem more tolerable, or not as high of a priority.

The lower bound of inequality means you go hungry/thirsty or become homeless. If the lower bound meant you just lost a cool opportunity (but could go chill until the next one), then I think most of us would be okay with that.