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It's interesting that this quote in the abstract points out that the dynamic the authors consider bad actually leads to a good outcome: self-sufficiency. > “Wh
by golemotron 4y ago
It's interesting that this quote in the abstract points out that the dynamic the authors consider bad actually leads to a good outcome: self-sufficiency.
> “While quite young,... Vronsky had experienced the humiliation of a refusal when, having got into debt, he had tried to borrow money, and since then he had never again allowed himself to get into such a position.” (L. Tolstoi, Anna Karenina)
Self-sufficiency has some downsides and inefficiencies but so does its opposite. A better paper would explore that side also, and the balance.
- GavinMcG 4y agoThe flip side sure could be interesting, but studying it seems like a very different task (with a significantly larger scope) than this project. That doesn't seem realistic to be covered in this sort of paper.
- golemotron 4y agoIt would've been nice to mention it. My sense is that the quote in the abstract might have been a signal from one of the authors who felt the same way.
- Spinnaker_ 4y agoI doubt it. The author has likely read Anna Karenina and fully understands that it is not at all an endorsement.