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How do you jump from ”pure anecdotal evidence” to ”reduction of the GDP”? This just seems too close to racist theories about why the north hemisphere is richer
by soneca 4y ago
How do you jump from ”pure anecdotal evidence” to ”reduction of the GDP”?
This just seems too close to racist theories about why the north hemisphere is richer than the south.
A lot of people confirming with anecdotes in the comments. Consider that any drastic temperature changes affect humans. Until they adapt. So I bet all this confirming anecdotes are from people used to lower temperatures facing, occasionally, higher temperatures. The opposite happens as well. When you live in places where the winter is almost never lower than 20 degree Celsius, when you get to 10 degrees, people only worry are about supporting the new low temperature. Their focus on surviving the new temperature is more important than any other thing. I am certain get a lot of anecdotes that low temperatures diminish their cognitive skills and productivity.
- f6v 4y ago> This just seems too close to racist theories about why the north hemisphere is richer than the south. First, you can’t deny that different counties have different economy structure. And before you put a racist label on me, remember, that correlation is not causation. Second, I bet that office workers in Vietnam have a decent air conditioning. Their northern hemisphere counterparts might not. Germany is a prime example. I have flashbacks of working in a hot sauna of an office in Berlin.
- t6jvcereio 4y ago> This just seems too close to racist theories about why the north hemisphere is richer than the south. Not sure if this is satire, but I'll bite. Rascist is saying "these people are worse because of their intrinsic properties". Saying "these people are worse because of the circumstances they happen to be born into" is the opposite of racist, surely?