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And Adam and Eve were together richer than the USA.

by Leary 8y ago

Erlich_Bachman 8y ago
What do you even mean? It sounds like a witty metaphor for something, but even for what? DEIco is a real historical enterprise with well-documented operations.
- Illniyar 8y ago
  I assume he meant to decry the use of inflation adjusting and similar shenanigans to be able to compare two groups in vastly different ages. It is similar to saying that a peasant in today's world eats/lives better then a king a thousand years ago. For instance if you use percentage of world wealth as ameasure, then Adam controlled 50% of the world's wealth, arguably the richest person to ever live (or mythologically live at least).
  - arcticbull 8y ago
    In general I agree with the sentiment but in the case of the VOC they owned the entire nation of Indonesia. Jakarta was a trading post they founded (nee Batavia). First company in the history of the world to issue shares to the public and an 18% divided for 200 years. They owned 2000 ships (more than Maersk, which has “just” 786) It’s probably fair to compare them to the conglomerates of today in inflation adjusted dollars.
  - ionised 8y ago
    I doubt a peasant today eats as well as a King of even 1000 years ago. Lives better, maybe. Eats better? Hell no.
    - shardinator 8y ago
      And same but differently I doubt a king of today eats as well as a peasant of a thousand years ago - aside from famine times. Today we all eat just a few plant and (for most) animal species. This is bad for the gut microbiome, health and our enjoyment of life in general - and its prob true for even the most wealthy.
    - D_Alex 8y ago
      I am not sure who would eat better... consider: - the variety of foods available today is far greater, especially in winter - Spices available 1000 years ago were quite limited, today any supermarket will have 100 varieties from all around the world for like $2/satchel - refrigeration allows safe storage of food - Things like ice cream, chocolate, popcorn etc etc just did not exist. So I think a "peasant" today CAN eat tastier and healthier food than kings of 1000 years ago... whether or not they choose to is another matter.
Fnoord 8y ago
That's assuming they ever existed.

And Adam and Eve were together richer than the USA.

by Leary 8y ago

And Adam and Eve were together richer than the USA.

What do you even mean? It sounds like a witty metaphor for something, but even for what? DEIco is a real historical enterprise with well-documented operations.

Illniyar 8y ago
I assume he meant to decry the use of inflation adjusting and similar shenanigans to be able to compare two groups in vastly different ages. It is similar to saying that a peasant in today's world eats/lives better then a king a thousand years ago. For instance if you use percentage of world wealth as ameasure, then Adam controlled 50% of the world's wealth, arguably the richest person to ever live (or mythologically live at least).
- arcticbull 8y ago
  In general I agree with the sentiment but in the case of the VOC they owned the entire nation of Indonesia. Jakarta was a trading post they founded (nee Batavia). First company in the history of the world to issue shares to the public and an 18% divided for 200 years. They owned 2000 ships (more than Maersk, which has “just” 786) It’s probably fair to compare them to the conglomerates of today in inflation adjusted dollars.
- ionised 8y ago
  I doubt a peasant today eats as well as a King of even 1000 years ago. Lives better, maybe. Eats better? Hell no.
  - shardinator 8y ago
    And same but differently I doubt a king of today eats as well as a peasant of a thousand years ago - aside from famine times. Today we all eat just a few plant and (for most) animal species. This is bad for the gut microbiome, health and our enjoyment of life in general - and its prob true for even the most wealthy.
  - D_Alex 8y ago
    I am not sure who would eat better... consider: - the variety of foods available today is far greater, especially in winter - Spices available 1000 years ago were quite limited, today any supermarket will have 100 varieties from all around the world for like $2/satchel - refrigeration allows safe storage of food - Things like ice cream, chocolate, popcorn etc etc just did not exist. So I think a "peasant" today CAN eat tastier and healthier food than kings of 1000 years ago... whether or not they choose to is another matter.

Fnoord 8y ago

That's assuming they ever existed.