• Cowbee [he/they]
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    67 days ago

    You’re at least a decade out of date, extreme poverty has been eradicated even according to the world bank, and I am not excluding the 1% here. Working class salaries have risen dramatically, the disparity has risen but the real conditions for the overwhelming majority of people have dramatically improved. Disparity is a problem, yes, but it isn’t a simple one, I recommend the essay China Has Billionaires.

    Overall, though, your notions are heavily outdated and data reflects that.

    • @scarabic
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      -37 days ago

      While it’s good data to see, I’m always suspicious of celebrating the fact that people have gone from earning $2 per day to $5 per day as “eradicating poverty.”

      • Cowbee [he/they]
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        77 days ago

        You can check the real wages and purchasing power parity, moreover more than doubling earnings is a large feat.

        • @scarabic
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          15 days ago

          Could you point out the purchasing power data? It’s a 93 page report and I don’t see any heading on that in the table of contents.