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Read about the start of eugenics a hundred years ago. There were people who really believed in instituting some really dark policies “for the greater good.

• tpmx 7y ago
  a) Yes, e.g. in Sweden. The same social democratic party that is currently ruling Sweden was deeply into eugenics before WW2. b) I think this guy's motivation comes from a completely different perspective though. He's teaching at the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_School_of_Economics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_School_of_Economics - I can't really imagine anyone with social democratic tendencies wanting to work there. Given the current debate climate in Sweden my thinking is that he simply expected to be celebrated for having a radical solution to the climate change issue. Or he just wanted to market himself. Or he is a cannibal. Or a combination of the above things. It will be interesting to see what the Stockholm School of Economics end up saying about him after the dust has settled.
  • nobodyandproud 7y ago
    Ah, you’re right. He’s an expert in marketing and gauging reactions. It’s much harder to see what his motives are then.
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