How do we know the history of extreme poverty? (2019)

Re:How do we know the history of extreme poverty? (2019) by KozmoNau7 on Monday April 05, 2021 @10:49AM (#26699773)

However we are not covering the basic needs of the poor. People are still dying of hunger, exposure and disease.

We have more than enough collective wealth and resources to solve those issues, by securing housing, food and healthcare for everyone. Yet we choose not to, because it isn't profitable enough for those who already have plenty.

The "not even medieval lords had access to HVAC" argument ignores that the baseline changes as society evolves. And a lot of people in first world countries still don't have access to the things you mentioned. That is an absolute travesty.

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Re:How do we know the history of extreme poverty? (2019) by ctdonath on Monday April 05, 2021 @11:17AM (#26700144)

Pedantic. That not literally everyone lives at a given baseline doesn’t disqualify fact that we’ve raised 90% of everyone from under to over that baseline in a few decades.

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Re:How do we know the history of extreme poverty? (2019) by KozmoNau7 on Monday April 05, 2021 @03:11PM (#26703270)

People in the richest nations in the history of humanity are starving, homeless and without access to healthcare.

What does that say about those who have more wealth than they could spend in several lifetimes?

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