[ada1981]

It seems we’ve reached the limit of the threading as there is no more “reply” option.

I’m open to discuss what your are saying, but you’ll need to respond to the questions I’ve asked vs. just saying “everything you are saying is wrong” without proving any evidence to the contrary, it’s probably a waste of everyone’s time.

It’s clear you disagree with me, and if you’d like to be on record disagreeing with me, you’ve accomplished that. Or perhaps you’d like to virtue signal to other capitalists, etc. all fine and I don’t particulary find fault with that.

However it will take more if you wish to convince me that I am “wrong” than mere saying so.

[mseebach]

You don't come off as someone who is even remotely interested in being convinced of anything. Celebrating your downvotes and declaring "the truth hurts" does not invite debate.

I'm away from my computer, but if I recall correctly, there's a world bank report from a few years ago (read the report, not the coverage of it). And for a more lightweight intro to the area, Hans Rosling is an excellent communicator, and he has a couple of TED talks and YouTube videos, as well as the GapMinder website. (Or, had, he sadly died recently).

[ada1981]

My point in the downvotes is that sometimes our contrarian opinions garner support and sometimes they don’t.

Folks shouldn’t be discouraged about posting things that get downvoted. On balance my posts and comments are well received, but I’d be worried if they all were - it might mean I’m afraid to express my ideas.