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That's a terrible definition of extreme poverty. Also, inequality matters. It's nice that the crumbs poor people receive are getting bigger, but things like s
by Mikeb85 9y ago
That's a terrible definition of extreme poverty. Also, inequality matters. It's nice that the crumbs poor people receive are getting bigger, but things like social unrest, wars, revolutions, crime, famine are due to inequality and unequal distribution of resources. Being poor isn't a problem by itself, it's the other things that come with it which are a problem.
Having cell phones and making more than $1.90 per day didn't prevent the revolutions in Libya and Syria, and subsequent deaths/displacement of millions. Actual development and reducing inequality is massively important.
- haltingthoughts 9y agoHow is that a terrible definition? What do you propose? What metric do you want? Infant mortality? Life expectancy? Subjective happiness? Unrest? Hunger? Global inequality? All of them are drastically down globally. Within country inequity? Flat. https://ourworldindata.org/happiness-and-life-satisfaction/ https://ourworldindata.org/happiness-and-life-satisfaction/ https://ourworldindata.org/income-inequality/ https://ourworldindata.org/income-inequality/