SpanishConf

Spot on. This will be and is being used to justify a world of luxury for the 1% and a world of pain for everyone else who isn't "perfect".

I personally believe we should strive to create a better world for 100% of the population, not justify the shortfallings of the current mixed-capi-soci system.

As someone who's the same height (yay?) it's okay, it's really average around the world, you're not short, you're average for 95% of the world ;) (Also it's 5'10")

Having said so, may I remind you that the biggest predictor for your own personal wealth is the wealth of your parents, so you know.

This.

Eugenics is all fun and games until they come after you and your family.

Can't wait until my mate, my job, my life, and my position in society is decided before I am even born :)

Yay!

Also lots and lots and lots of subsidies by the US

France, Germany, Spain, etc...

Are they perfect? No, though.

>That’s how it feels to me anyway. Europe certainly has it’s growing share of racists.

As a Spaniard, here thankfully not really, thanks to (I'd claim) our disunity as a "Nation" or State.

We love to hate each other more than hate foreigners or whatever.

> This assumes that the pension system there will be able to sustain itself in a few decades hence despite low birth rates and limited immigration.

Indeed, the system is not perfect and the general outlook of it is pretty bad. But you still have a higher chance of getting a pension at 65 in Europe than in the US while being mediocre. Also don't forget automation, which I'd assume will trickle down to benefit the lower and middle European Class faster than it'll happen in the US. Again, assumptions. The future is unsure for sure.

>Also, most people in developing countries, i.e. most people in the world, do not have that option.

Indeed. But most people on HN are usually from North America or WE, so you know... saying that is a bit disingenuous. You could say "most people are _dirt_ (emphasis on dirt) poor and cannot lift themselves out of poverty". Yes, most people in the world are like that, but we all know that for example this article is not directed at those sorts of people, but rather at "Westeners", who probably won't go hungry in their lives ever unless a major catastrophe happens.

Jesus Fucking Christ. As someone who's 19 years old and struggling with life (see my post history if you want to know more, but it ain't pretty, heh) you've sure done a lot of things and congratulations for you success!

You seem to have an unlimited thirst for knowledge. I envy that at a personal level.

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