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Re:Attention didn’t collapse. It was stolen (2022) by MrVandemar on Saturday August 26, 2023 @09:03PM (#37278416)
> I made the acquaintance of an Afghan refugee who got out with nothing but his skin a couple years ago. He was operating a thriving car service. I had little doubt he'd be a millionaire soon.

A bit too "n = 1" there. What do the statistics of Afghan immigrants in your country in general show? Do they support your overall argument?

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Re:Attention didn’t collapse. It was stolen (2022) by WalterBright on Saturday August 26, 2023 @09:14PM (#37278494)
I know two others, from two other countries, who came here with nothing but a suitcase and are now millionaires.
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Re:Attention didn’t collapse. It was stolen (2022) by MrVandemar on Monday August 28, 2023 @06:56AM (#37292236)
So "n = 3". I enquired as to broad geographic statistics, not anecdotal evidence.
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