If no-one helps you after a car crash in India, this is why

Re:If no-one helps you after a car crash in India, this is why by Udo on Tuesday June 07, 2016 @12:28PM (#11855557)

India is projected to be one of the twelve countries who together will account for 50% of the world's population growth until 2050, at which point it's assumed India will host 1.7 billion humans. Asia will in total have gone from 4.3 to 5.2 billions, which is by far not as dramatic as the projected growth of Africa from 1.1 billion now to 2.5 billion in 2050.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population

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Re:If no-one helps you after a car crash in India, this is why by shortsightedsid on Tuesday June 07, 2016 @01:30PM (#11856029)

> Indian people I have talked to are enthusiastic about the prospect of edging out China in terms of future economy, and population size is seen as the primary means of achieving that.

Huh? The problem with that statement is the sample size. Even if you talked to every Indian person you know (presumably anywhere between 100 and 10000), it will be less than 0.001% of the total population of India.

Edit: Grammer.

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Re:If no-one helps you after a car crash in India, this is why by Udo on Tuesday June 07, 2016 @01:49PM (#11856214)

Yes, it's anecdotal, that's why I had prefaced the entire paragraph with a huge disclaimer. But I see how complementing a string of google-able facts with some personal impressions and experiences might be perceived as gratuitous, and that's why I removed it now.

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Re:If no-one helps you after a car crash in India, this is why by informatimago on Tuesday June 07, 2016 @03:07PM (#11856913)

Good, now edit your spelling too!

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