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Sure, but at any given time there is unrest in the world. Is there more convincing evidence for a causation? Did food in the Arab world rise even more than othe

Sure, but at any given time there is unrest in the world. Is there more convincing evidence for a causation? Did food in the Arab world rise even more than other countries? Is the general unrest, when dissected to specific regions, usually tied to higher food and water? Just pointing to a correlation when there's always some country in civil war or unrest seems a bit shaky. But I'm no expert on Arab countries, so I might just be naïve. It just feels like we're fitting causation to something that's pretty much always happening in the modern world.

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bellyfullofbac 5y ago
Tip, if you think you're being naive, don't insist that others don't know what they're talking about. Ctrl-F for "food": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Spring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Spring , especially in the References.
- whymauri 5y ago
  This website used to be clearer on correlations versus causation. I'm not going to die on this hill because food is likely a factor, but you do understand my fundamental point of correlation between factors when one of them is literally always happening, yes? Interestingly enough, one of my original questions is answered in the Wiki page. Food did rise more in the Arab world than other parts of the world (remember this from my original question? Or was it just ignored?), therefore the correlation might imply causation. Despite this, notice how this specific thread is about World prices and not trends in specific countries. Meaning that this thread is still correlating a constantly ongoing effect with a new trend, and, again, you can do this with anything. >Tip, if you think you're being naive, don't insist that others don't know what they're talking about. Literally never claimed that _anyone_ didn't know what they are talking about. On occasion, people on this website may want to admit their own knowledge gaps -- it's called self-awareness.

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bellyfullofbac 5y ago

Tip, if you think you're being naive, don't insist that others don't know what they're talking about. Ctrl-F for "food": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Spring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Spring , especially in the References.

whymauri 5y ago
This website used to be clearer on correlations versus causation. I'm not going to die on this hill because food is likely a factor, but you do understand my fundamental point of correlation between factors when one of them is literally always happening, yes? Interestingly enough, one of my original questions is answered in the Wiki page. Food did rise more in the Arab world than other parts of the world (remember this from my original question? Or was it just ignored?), therefore the correlation might imply causation. Despite this, notice how this specific thread is about World prices and not trends in specific countries. Meaning that this thread is still correlating a constantly ongoing effect with a new trend, and, again, you can do this with anything. >Tip, if you think you're being naive, don't insist that others don't know what they're talking about. Literally never claimed that _anyone_ didn't know what they are talking about. On occasion, people on this website may want to admit their own knowledge gaps -- it's called self-awareness.