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That the poor exist is not surprising at all. For almost all of the 200k years of human history, everyone was poor. It is the default human condition. Only in
by pzone 6y ago
That the poor exist is not surprising at all. For almost all of the 200k years of human history, everyone was poor. It is the default human condition.
Only in the modern era have many people managed to escape poverty. The interesting empirical question is how and why the creation of wealth is possible, and how to foster greater prosperity.
- bromuro 6y agoAt this point I wonder what “being poor” means.
- imtringued 6y agoIt basically means being worse off than somebody else. There are fair and unfair ways to create poverty.