• Re: "How Did the West REALLY Get So Rich? Not through Slavery. Genius o

    From gggg gggg@21:1/5 to All on Wed May 10 21:50:07 2023
    On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 8:58:55 AM UTC-7, wrote:
    (2023 Youtube upload)

    Here is the answer according to the Chatbot BARD:


    There are many factors that contributed to the West becoming richer than the rest of the world. Some of these factors include:

    Geography: The West is located in a temperate climate zone, which is ideal for agriculture and human habitation.
    Resources: The West has abundant natural resources, such as coal, iron, and oil.
    Technology: The West has a long history of technological innovation, which has allowed it to produce goods and services more efficiently.
    Trade: The West has been engaged in trade with other parts of the world for centuries, which has helped to spread its wealth and ideas.
    Institutions: The West has developed strong institutions, such as property rights, rule of law, and a free market economy. These institutions have created a favorable environment for economic growth.

    It is important to note that the West's wealth is not evenly distributed. There is still significant poverty and inequality within the West, and many people in the developing world are still much poorer than people in the West. However, the West as a
    whole is much richer than the rest of the world, and this wealth has been created by a combination of factors, including the ones listed above.

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  • From a425couple@21:1/5 to gggg gggg on Fri May 12 11:59:00 2023
    XPost: alt.economics

    On 5/10/23 21:50, gggg gggg wrote:
    On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 8:58:55 AM UTC-7, wrote:
    (2023 Youtube upload)

    Here is the answer according to the Chatbot BARD:


    There are many factors that contributed to the West becoming richer than the rest of the world. Some of these factors include:

    Geography: The West is located in a temperate climate zone, which is ideal for agriculture and human habitation.
    Resources: The West has abundant natural resources, such as coal, iron, and oil.
    Technology: The West has a long history of technological innovation, which has allowed it to produce goods and services more efficiently.
    Trade: The West has been engaged in trade with other parts of the world for centuries, which has helped to spread its wealth and ideas.
    Institutions: The West has developed strong institutions, such as property rights, rule of law, and a free market economy. These institutions have created a favorable environment for economic growth.

    It is important to note that the West's wealth is not evenly distributed. There is still significant poverty and inequality within the West, and many people in the developing world are still much poorer than people in the West. However, the West as a
    whole is much richer than the rest of the world, and this wealth has been created by a combination of factors, including the ones listed above.



    True enough 8 g's, but that certainly seems like a very circular
    non-answer.

    Why does "The West has a long history of technological innovation" ?

    Why has "The West has been engaged in trade with other parts of
    the world for centuries" ?
    Also the Moslem world certainly did engage in trade (and wished to
    continue to dominate it and control it).

    Why did "The West has developed strong institutions, ---- These
    institutions have created a favorable environment for economic growth."
    Why did the other areas of the world's population resist these ideas?

    I say the simplest answer is "the West" had very diffused power bases,
    so they had to allow other ideas, and other answers to give it a try.
    "The West" had no single religious dictator that was able to make
    final rulings. "The West" had no single political dictator that
    was able to make final rulings and make them stick.

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  • From gggg gggg@21:1/5 to All on Fri May 12 21:19:04 2023
    On Friday, May 12, 2023 at 11:59:02 AM UTC-7, a425couple wrote:
    On 5/10/23 21:50, gggg gggg wrote:
    On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 8:58:55 AM UTC-7, wrote:
    (2023 Youtube upload)

    Here is the answer according to the Chatbot BARD:


    There are many factors that contributed to the West becoming richer than the rest of the world. Some of these factors include:

    Geography: The West is located in a temperate climate zone, which is ideal for agriculture and human habitation.
    Resources: The West has abundant natural resources, such as coal, iron, and oil.
    Technology: The West has a long history of technological innovation, which has allowed it to produce goods and services more efficiently.
    Trade: The West has been engaged in trade with other parts of the world for centuries, which has helped to spread its wealth and ideas.
    Institutions: The West has developed strong institutions, such as property rights, rule of law, and a free market economy. These institutions have created a favorable environment for economic growth.

    It is important to note that the West's wealth is not evenly distributed. There is still significant poverty and inequality within the West, and many people in the developing world are still much poorer than people in the West. However, the West as a
    whole is much richer than the rest of the world, and this wealth has been created by a combination of factors, including the ones listed above.
    True enough 8 g's, but that certainly seems like a very circular
    non-answer.

    Why does "The West has a long history of technological innovation" ?

    Why has "The West has been engaged in trade with other parts of
    the world for centuries" ?
    Also the Moslem world certainly did engage in trade (and wished to
    continue to dominate it and control it).

    Why did "The West has developed strong institutions, ---- These
    institutions have created a favorable environment for economic growth."
    Why did the other areas of the world's population resist these ideas?

    I say the simplest answer is "the West" had very diffused power bases,
    so they had to allow other ideas, and other answers to give it a try.
    "The West" had no single religious dictator that was able to make
    final rulings. "The West" had no single political dictator that
    was able to make final rulings and make them stick.

    Are you saying that rather than having to deal with limits imposed from above, the average person in the West was given considerable leeway in pursuing new ways of thinking and doing things?

    Would non-Westerners say that they only doubt they have about those in the West is:

    - Are they anxious to see how far they can go, or,

    Are they overanxious to see just how much they can get away with?

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  • From gggg gggg@21:1/5 to All on Sun May 14 14:58:33 2023
    On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 8:58:55 AM UTC-7, wrote:
    (2023 Youtube upload)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OQmvRUdr3U

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  • From a425couple@21:1/5 to gggg gggg on Thu May 18 09:38:56 2023
    XPost: alt.economics

    On 5/12/23 21:19, gggg gggg wrote:
    On Friday, May 12, 2023 at 11:59:02 AM UTC-7, a425couple wrote:
    On 5/10/23 21:50, gggg gggg wrote:
    On Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 8:58:55 AM UTC-7, wrote:
    (2023 Youtube upload)

    Here is the answer according to the Chatbot BARD:


    There are many factors that contributed to the West becoming richer than the rest of the world. Some of these factors include:

    Geography: The West is located in a temperate climate zone, which is ideal for agriculture and human habitation.
    Resources: The West has abundant natural resources, such as coal, iron, and oil.
    Technology: The West has a long history of technological innovation, which has allowed it to produce goods and services more efficiently.
    Trade: The West has been engaged in trade with other parts of the world for centuries, which has helped to spread its wealth and ideas.
    Institutions: The West has developed strong institutions, such as property rights, rule of law, and a free market economy. These institutions have created a favorable environment for economic growth.

    It is important to note that the West's wealth is not evenly distributed. There is still significant poverty and inequality within the West, and many people in the developing world are still much poorer than people in the West. However, the West as a
    whole is much richer than the rest of the world, and this wealth has been created by a combination of factors, including the ones listed above.
    True enough 8 g's, but that certainly seems like a very circular
    non-answer.

    Why does "The West has a long history of technological innovation" ?

    Why has "The West has been engaged in trade with other parts of
    the world for centuries" ?
    Also the Moslem world certainly did engage in trade (and wished to
    continue to dominate it and control it).

    Why did "The West has developed strong institutions, ---- These
    institutions have created a favorable environment for economic growth."
    Why did the other areas of the world's population resist these ideas?

    I say the simplest answer is "the West" had very diffused power bases,
    so they had to allow other ideas, and other answers to give it a try.
    "The West" had no single religious dictator that was able to make
    final rulings. "The West" had no single political dictator that
    was able to make final rulings and make them stick.

    Are you saying that rather than having to deal with limits imposed from above, the average person in the West was given considerable leeway in pursuing new ways of thinking and doing things?


    I would say that the interested and involved person in the West
    had more opportunity to try new ideas that those prior, or
    in other cultures. These allowed many innovations. Martin Luther
    survived and quite a few other's began the Protestant Reformation.
    thus many economic ideas received approval, rather than prohibitions.


    Would non-Westerners say that they only doubt they have about those in the West is:

    - Are they anxious to see how far they can go, or,

    Are they overanxious to see just how much they can get away with?

    OK, kind of both. Trying new things can go wrong, but change is
    the only way to seriously improve.

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