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zqps@sh.itjust.works 3 days agoWhat a pointlessly hostile and totally asshole way to make your point! But yeah let’s pretend that’s what “prosperity” means in this context rather than just amassed wealth and GDP which says nothing about how well the population is actually doing.
ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 3 days ago
Under which definition of prosperity (whether that being the well-being of the population or “alignment with imperial powers”) is North Korea doing better?
You made it sound like the answer depends on the definition of “prosperity” so I’m wondering under which definition the answer would be different.
zqps@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
I said literally: it means absolutely nothing historically or ethically, or worse it typically means “aligned with imperialist hegemons”.
Do I need to explain to you what this means, or do you have a clue about South Korean history and US foreign policy?
ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 2 days ago
But what then does it mean, or rather should it mean according to you? So far you’ve only cast confusion on what the question means, but you haven’t provided your view on what it should mean then.
zqps@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
There’s two issues. The one is that prosperity is already very ambiguous, and in the context of nations we usually default to easily measurable things like GDP but that doesn’t define human well-being. Look at the US for a stark example. And the person who asked the question didn’t clarify for a reason.
But the bigger issue is that it’s just the wrong question. Any definition of prosperity for one people can be built upon the subjugation and exploitation of others. And that’s exactly what happened and continues to happen for “former” colonial powers, as well as aligned governments (which includes a lot of puppets). Hence US foreign policy.
bitcrafter@programming.dev 2 days ago
I appreciate you showing me how not to make a point in “a pointlessly hostile and asshole way”!
zqps@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Yeah I guess you got me down to your level.
So now only the difference remains that I didn’t misconstrue your point on purpose to score a cheap dunk.