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Interesting thing to think about, yes. Who knows if people from Bangladesh had found oil in the 50s, maybe today some Bangladeshi would have written a post abo
by aritztg 6y ago
Interesting thing to think about, yes.
Who knows if people from Bangladesh had found oil in the 50s, maybe today some Bangladeshi would have written a post about hard work and good quality of life, ignoring this particular ingredient.
- bojan 6y agoWhile it is a point, the fact is that other Nordic countries, Benelux, and France all have similar attitudes to the work-life balance, and not all of them have access to infinite money like Norway does.
- the-dude 6y agoThe Netherlands is infamous for the Dutch disease, courtesy of our natural gas resources. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_disease https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_disease
- bojan 6y agoCorrect me if I am wrong, but I think a vast majority of that money went to building bicycle and traffic infrastructure. We did not put it in the savings like Norway did. We'll see soon how we will manage without that income - if they do actually shut down the fields.
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- cfrs 6y agoThat is questionable, people from Russia and Saudi Arabia had found way more oil in mid XX
- aritztg 6y agoNobody said it was the only ingredient. Culture helps, as the wealth.
- mbrodersen 6y agoNorway already was and would continue to be successful without oil. Bangladeshi is one of the most corrupt and disfunctional countries in the world. Oil would have made the situation worse not better. Google “oil curse” to see what happens to most countries when oil is found.