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Re:I logged my activities at 15-minute intervals for the who... by hezag on Sunday January 03, 2021 @01:39PM (#25623881)
> Amassing data lets one (and mankind) make decisions not on random conjecture or feeling, but on a solid footing, which results in better decisions on how to allocate resources

"Better" is extremely relative. Better for whom?

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Re:I logged my activities at 15-minute intervals for the who... by ChrisLomont on Sunday January 03, 2021 @05:03PM (#25625664)
Well, to start, the tens of billions of people in total that have been fed over the past century by modern farming. The tens of billions total that have been pulled from poverty over the last 50 years. The billions right now getting vastly better medical care than their ancestors.

What percentage of people would you claim worldwide or over the past 100 years are worse off as a result of science and economic advances? Care to list why they're worse off in total?

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