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This is less about capitalism more about status-seeking.
by andrewjl 9y ago
This is less about capitalism more about status-seeking.
- andrepd 9y agoI think he was referring to the poor economic conditions of the poachers, and how they are pushed to this line of work. Not dissimilar to drug dealers in inner city USA.
- IntronExon 9y agoThat’s surely covered under “inequality” and “desperation” though?
- andrewjl 9y agoThis is definitely true, though many of the big-time poachers are foreigners. A key mechanism that's been shown to reduce poaching is to let the local people derive an economic gain from the animals without killing or maiming them. Like safaris or photo shoots, etc.
- skilled 9y agoWhat kind of status? The kind where getting a trophy qualifies you for the 'big boys club'? And what kind of special privileges does that club give you? Access to high-level insider information? What a vicious, greed oriented circle.