13/ I think such arguments will be exactly as fallacious as the "Why Mars missions when there are starving children in Africa" argument
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14/ For deep reasons, the industrial economy could not alleviate poverty without ALSO exploring space etc. Deep floor+ceiling coupling there
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15/ Similarly, post-industrial society will not be able to continue raising the floor without ALSO causing a leisure middle class to exist.
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@eli_schiff look at global (not OECD) data...Hans Rosling etc. It is doing so radically. This is a well-worn debate by now. Won't rehash.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@eli_schiff there's plenty of other data vectors, on health, infant mortality etc. As for condescending...I didn't see it. Ad hominem anyway1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@eli_schiff Looks like you've made up your mind pretty firmly.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@eli_schiff but this is not a debate for twitter. If piketty couldn't win with a massive tome, twitter won't create consensus.
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