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38 sats \ 12 replies \ @Satosora 2 Oct \ on: Progress from Poverty BooksAndArticles
"They can do so only if wages rise, and this is achieved through economic growth. If the economy is growing, people will not see themselves as engaged in a struggle with others over a fixed sum of resources. A growing economy permits most people to gain without trying to take resources from others."
Shows you that we dont have to fight each other for resources, we just need to be productive.
Participatory politics gets people in the habit of just trying to loot their neighbors when they want something. Psychologically, it's a huge step backwards.
The problem is that pillaging your neighbors is immediately profitable, but long-term it's impoverishing. Embracing voluntary exchange is exactly the opposite (for certain segments of the populace).
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Really stealing from your neighbors, while pretending to steal from the rich.
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Yeah, but the rich usually know how to defend their stuff.
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In a world full of preys and "predators", having stuffs of greater value in your possession, whether acquire through voluntary exchange or looting, you don't need anyone to teach you how neccessary it is to safeguard against the "predators."
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Indeed.
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Indeed.
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Amen!🙏
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In general, looting is far more easier than producing.
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Very true.
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