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I don’t understand the downvotes to your comment. It is a valid alternative perspective.

The downvotes show how little the HN audience knows about economics and geopolitics, making dumbass statements like

> Modern life is pretty damn great but let's not kid ourselves that it's basically theft from the poor and the young.

The funny thing is most people having this view have not lived in a developing country. Yet they feel that they know what's best for us.