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TheOtherDave comments on The Onrushing Wave - Less Wrong Discussion

-1 Post author: Douglas_Reay 18 January 2014 01:10PM

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Comment author: TheOtherDave 18 January 2014 11:02:37PM 8 points [-]

Gotcha. Yeah, the idea that we've doubled or tripled our real wealth in the last 25 years seems implausible.

Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 19 January 2014 08:55:13AM 6 points [-]

I upvoted the whole chain of comments leading here because it shows how a rational discussion should go: Establish reference points. Elaborate. Agree!

Comment author: Error 20 January 2014 07:47:23PM 4 points [-]

I did the same. I wonder if it would be a good idea to document such cases as Examples of Best Practices.