Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy

On Sun, 3 Nov 2024, Peter Flass wrote:

D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

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On Wed, 30 Oct 2024, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
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On 29/10/2024 20:43, D wrote:

The people predicting crashes and famines have been wrong every time

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Indeed. That's why the Mayan Empire, the Aztec Empire, The Roman Empire, the
Mongol Empire, and the Islamic caliphate, along with the Ming dynasty are
still with us  and the Bronze Age collapse simply never happened.

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Oh but they are. Today they are called mexicans, italians, greek,
arabians etc. and from a material and quality of life point of view,
they've never had it better.

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Sure, now, but for a while it must have been hell.

This is the truth. It is not a straight journey from point a to b. There are dips, peaks, and everything in between, but over time, the trend is up.

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Those that fail to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat it.

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This seems to be the truth.
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