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I know it’s unfashionable to say on a venture capitalist forum, but millions die under capitalism too.
by waffleiron 3y ago
I know it’s unfashionable to say on a venture capitalist forum, but millions die under capitalism too.
- lars512 3y agoThat's certainly true and remains an unacceptable state of the world, but it's also true that globally, it's a steadily decreasing number, even under conditions of population growth. E.g. looking at child mortality over time https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/child-deaths-igme-data https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/child-deaths-igme-data
- Thiez 3y agoAnd in same (many?) cases it's intentional, e.g. by overthrowing governments so the West has cheaper oil, gas, or bananas (Guatemala).