Re:The 1% of the population accountable for 63 % of all viol...
by ggm on Sunday May 14, 2023 @10:36PM
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It's an analogue of rational market theory: no asocial choice can be rationalised as a good long-term plan so there must be externalities which are causative.
I don't believe in rational market players with full knowledge and equal information any more than I believe all violent men had externalities which were causative.
But I do believe poverty and epigenetic influences can exist.
Re:The 1% of the population accountable for 63 % of all viol...
by artificialLimbs on Sunday May 14, 2023 @10:56PM
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Majority of criminals are from abusive or fatherless homes. That's the externality.
Re:The 1% of the population accountable for 63 % of all viol...
by Georgelemental on Sunday May 14, 2023 @10:35PM
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I suspect the sarcasm went over your head.
Re:The 1% of the population accountable for 63 % of all viol...
by olalonde on Monday May 15, 2023 @02:50PM
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I believe it was sarcasm.
There's a surprisingly prevalent, but misguided, school of thought which asserts that disparities in outcomes across gender or racial lines imply sexism or racism. This concept is closely associated with the "tabula rasa" or "blank slate" theory[0]. Thomas Sowell wrote an entire book that debunks this idea ("Discrimination and Disparities").
Why do you think this?