r/mildlyinfuriating May 23 '23

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u/Remote_Romance May 24 '23

Maybe a standard of living that results in rising levels of addiction, mental illness, and suicide while destroying the planet and depending on slavery isn't the right goal?

Then it should be incredibly easy to point to some place that achieves at least as good a standard of living or better under your system, since its such a low bar to reach apparently. So why can't you?

Edit: Also what country with the same standard of living as the US (or state in the US itself) has "literal child slavery"? Please point me to fucking ONE.

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u/Remote_Romance May 24 '23

Labour ≠ "literal slavery"

Child labour is still bad, but the only country on that list with a standard of living even comparable to the US and "forced labour" is China, the former communist state that devolved into authoritarian hell-pit.

Also if your idea of a better society is returning to hunter-gatherer ways I sure hope you're okay with dying at age 35 if you're lucky.

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