The thesis behind this line of thought lies at the heart of liberalism. Too few people really feel and live its truth. That being said, new research in epigenetics may provide scientific fodder for a canon of Lamarckian evolution which cuts this idea down at its core. :-/
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To turn this on it's head, in the developed world, eventually agriculture will be seen as an enabler for creative pursuits. Free time after farming will enable a creative society to flourish.
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that's one of the most selfish arguments for altruism.
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I feel like this misses a step, ie culture. He/she obviously wouldn't be a Mozart. And Mozart wouldn't have existed without 200 years of prior, localised musical development.
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Richer locales have access to (and absorb, to greater or lesser degrees) global culture. It’s not absurd at all, for example, to consider an Australian artist building very successfully upon a French tradition.
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Read also Daron Acemoglu' Why nations fail,for a good explanation on this backwardness, building inclusive institutions is hard
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read this piece in the NYT on “Lost Einsteins” - it is a profound thing https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/03/opinion/lost-einsteins-innovation-inequality.html …
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