I know you say this in good faith, but as a Brazilian I find this comment very condescending and unproductive. If Brazil wants to become as rich as Europe it n

I know you say this in good faith, but as a Brazilian I find this comment very condescending and unproductive. If Brazil wants to become as rich as Europe it needs to focus on things that made Europe what it is right now: industry, services, technological innovation. The Amazon deforestation is only beneficial to agriculture. Focusing on it is basically sending us back to the 19th century. EDIT: I also made another comment pointing out how minor the effects of stopping the deforestation altogether would be in our economy: https://news.ycombinator.com/edit?id=21101628 https://news.ycombinator.com/edit?id=21101628