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Re:It’s Complicated: Unraveling the mystery of why people ac... by techbio on Monday June 19, 2017 @08:26PM (#14591397)
Optimism and Hume notwithstanding the outcomes regarding prosperity and stability may be bestowed upon the society as a whole without the choices by individuals having individually assisted their own life outcomes.
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Re:It’s Complicated: Unraveling the mystery of why people ac... by skookumchuck on Monday June 19, 2017 @10:03PM (#14591727)
Societies where the choices are made by the government, not the individuals, have not bestowed prosperity and stability on the whole.
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Re:It’s Complicated: Unraveling the mystery of why people ac... by brabel on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @03:18AM (#14592737)
China seems to be a counter example to that (and the largest example in the history of mankind, with 600 million people having a prosperous life thanks to, arguably, the government making decisions on their behalf, not to mention it has been the most stable civilization on Earth despite a few periods of instability), though on the whole, you might be right. I just wouldn't claim that with nearly as much confidence as you do.
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Re:It’s Complicated: Unraveling the mystery of why people ac... by skookumchuck on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @03:40AM (#14592796)
China has free'd up quite a bit from the old centralized planning system, and the material well-being has improved quite a bit since they did.
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