https://web.archive.org/web/20221018025241/https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/10/francis-fukuyama-still-end-history/671761/
https://web.archive.org/web/20221018025241/https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/10/francis-fukuyama-still-end-history/671761/
It literally is; the capital of Earth is San Francisco. It is home to the Federation Council, Starfleet Headquarters, and Starfleet Academy.
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/United_Earth
I don't see how the capital being San Francisco has anything to do with people living like "bricklayers" lmao