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DRLGrump  Joined: Tue Nov 07, 2006 1:26 am Posts: 2037 Location: Jerking off in a corner over by the OT sub-forum 
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  Re: The LoungeContrary wrote: For the hundreds of thousands of years everyone was doing pretty good, it's only after the introduction of the global system that we see widespread poverty. I'm sure if you compared conditions right now in Africa to conditions six thousand years ago, today would still come out on top. It's not the introduction of the global system that introduced "poverty", it's moreso that Africa can't seem to keep pace with the rest of the civilized world. |
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Re: The Lounge In some respects, Africans of 6,000 years ago were better off than most North Americans. If you consider smart phones and fast cars to be what constitutes living well then probably not- but if you consider happiness, relationships, and having leisure time for art, friends and family to be living well then they beat us by a mile.
And they were most certainly better off than the vast majority of the world (including Africans) today. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_affluent_society |
| Wed Aug 21, 2013 5:49 pm |
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Re: The Lounge Tomaster wrote: it's moreso that Africa can't seem to keep pace with the rest of the civilized world. ook ook noo chuck chuck  |
| Wed Aug 21, 2013 8:36 pm |
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Re: The Lounge Dell Dimensions are so dull. I spray painted one of my dad's gold and put the end of a .45 casing as the power button: Nothing special, but I'm proud cause I suck at making physical things.
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Data Realms Elite   Joined: Mon Jul 12, 2010 5:39 am Posts: 4558
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Re: The Lounge thats really cool
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happy carebear mom  Joined: Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:40 am Posts: 7096 Location: b8bbd5
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Re: The Lounge Contrary wrote: Duh102 wrote: One of the problems with infrastructure is that after the educated people that come over to build wells etc leave, the people they built the things for don't know how to keep it up or fix it if it breaks. Yet another issue with aiding third world countries. This is a fairly ethnocentric view which while it might not be strictly incorrect really obfuscates the issue. Developing nations are in such dire straits largely due to white people's attempts to force their technology and modern ways on them. For the hundreds of thousands of years everyone was doing pretty good, it's only after the introduction of the global system that we see widespread poverty. There are a lot of problems, I was pointing out one. If they had the population they had 6k years ago, I'm sure they would be ok with their old farming and water collecting practices, but they have a vastly increased population that needs the increased production density that modern infrastructure provides to live at a baseline level. Arable land over there is also shrinking due to deforestation and agriculture, so it's becoming more difficult to use old farming and water collecting practices. |
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Data Realms Elite  Joined: Wed Sep 05, 2007 4:14 am Posts: 3966 Location: Canadida
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Re: The Lounge Besides, newer generations of GM plants are getting varied immunities/resistances, a common issue is to not rotate the method or pesticide they use, and it ends up with overly resistant pests.
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Re: The Lounge Emogotsaone wrote: Dell Dimensions are so dull. I spray painted one of my dad's gold and put the end of a .45 casing as the power button: Nothing special, but I'm proud cause I suck at making physical things. It still looks boring |
| Thu Aug 22, 2013 1:34 am |
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Data Realms Elite  Joined: Tue May 25, 2010 8:27 pm Posts: 4521 Location: Constant motion
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Re: The Lounge yeah but it's the exciting kind of boring
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Data Realms Elite Joined: Mon Jul 12, 2010 5:39 am Posts: 4558
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Re: The Lounge its my birthday and i have as of yet received only one present from internet strangers
i am thoroughly disappointed |
| Thu Aug 22, 2013 9:07 pm |
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Re: The Lounge Your Steam wishlist is ♥♥♥♥ though
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| Thu Aug 22, 2013 9:17 pm |
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Data Realms Elite Joined: Mon Jul 12, 2010 5:39 am Posts: 4558
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Re: The Lounge it really is
i honestly cant ever find games on steam when i go looking for them |
| Thu Aug 22, 2013 9:27 pm |
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Re: The Lounge I have do get you both holiday AND birthday gifts?
/sigh |
| Thu Aug 22, 2013 11:59 pm |
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Data Realms Elite Joined: Wed Sep 05, 2007 4:14 am Posts: 3966 Location: Canadida
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Re: The Lounge [Never forget Sun Bro]
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Data Realms Elite  Joined: Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:05 am Posts: 3878
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Re: The Lounge I've got two War of the Vikings alpha keys I don't really need. Gimme a shout if you want one.
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