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Conversely, sometimes constraints and situations are different enough that "failed" ideas might succeed under the new constraints. The world is not a static pl
by cle 7y ago
Conversely, sometimes constraints and situations are different enough that "failed" ideas might succeed under the new constraints. The world is not a static place, and the environments in which many lessons were learned may not be relevant anymore.
- lliamander 7y agoTrue, but it seems that Piketty's position is that those ideas succeeded and would have continued to succeed if left in place - and consequently, that if we implement them now we will also have success. If it turns out that Piketty's history is incorrect, then the past failure of such plans should make us cautious about trying them again.
- refurb 7y agoAgree 100%. However, I do believe that any ideas that people want to try because they believe human behavior has changed are guaranteed to fail.