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Re:For the first time, less than 10% of the world is living ... by john_butts on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @12:36AM (#10742585)
Ah yes, not immediately dying. The mark of a not too poor.
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Re:For the first time, less than 10% of the world is living ... by industriousthou on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @01:01AM (#10742659)
Yes, this is exactly the distinction you seem to be having trouble with.
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Re:For the first time, less than 10% of the world is living ... by deelowe on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @01:20AM (#10742714)
The definition of not living in extreme poverty is literally "not ... dying."
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Re:For the first time, less than 10% of the world is living ... by bayesianhorse on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @12:53AM (#10742639)
"Fear of starvation", not "fear of immediate starvation"...

And I did not say this is the only problem with poverty.

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