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Re:Will cable TV be invaded by commercials? (1981) by Razengan on Monday April 27, 2020 @07:49AM (#22994917)
> Not enough wealth for almost anything.

That is absolute bullshit: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22993157

"2M chickens to be killed in US processing plants due to lack of employees."

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Re:Will cable TV be invaded by commercials? (1981) by mjburgess on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @06:35AM (#23005597)
Did you read my comment?

The net GDP of the world, divided by the number of people in it is a one-off 20k -- that amount solves almost no global problems.

As for 2m chickens dying, that's a one-off meal for c. 5 million people.

So one day of hunger for only 5m people was lost. Again: almost nothing.

World problems are solved through growth, not by saving a few lost dinners.

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