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Yes, exactly. This is one of the points of the article -- it isn't interesting to ask "Why is there poverty?" A more interesting question would be like "How doe
by pinkmuffinere 2y ago
Yes, exactly. This is one of the points of the article -- it isn't interesting to ask "Why is there poverty?" A more interesting question would be like "How does _anyone_ escape poverty?"
- NoMoreNicksLeft 2y agoThe first step in escaping poverty is to abandon the attitude that social equity and wealth equality are wholesome ideas. If you fail to do this, then you have no need of escaping poverty, because everyone has the same amount of wealth and it's all perfectly equitable.
- deadbolt 2y agoThat doesn't track at all, as it completely ignores the fact people can work together to raise their wealth.
- NoMoreNicksLeft 2y agoBut why raise it when everyone has the same amount of wealth (zero)? You've achieved everything you ever set out to achieve.