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Interesting article and discussion about that here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27916733 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27916733 Although the a
by Clewza313 5y ago
Interesting article and discussion about that here:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27916733 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27916733
Although the article carefully avoids any mention of race as a factor, and comments mentioning this even in the mildest terms ("maybe it's hard for Haiti to get investment when they don't have any potential investors who look like them and speak the same language?") were promptly flagged.
- javajosh 5y agoSome good content in that link from people who've lived there. It makes sense to me that the problem is fundamental and cultural, and not racial. The thread implies that there's a thick strand of anti-science, anti-outsider bias that prevents even the most basic improvements to...anything. And the effect is so overwhelming that those who come to know better (e.g. the Haitian geeks), just leave. An incredible tragedy, but there are some good lessons here. In particular, that you should accept value from anywhere, including your enemies. Call it the "von Braun ethos". The brutality of Euro slave holders is appalling, shocking, horrific. But to use this as an excuse to ignore the lessons of Euro science is an extraordinary case of cutting your nose off to spite your face. So extremely sad.