I don't really get it either. Neoliberalism has only really been a thing since the 70s, and while the Steven Pinker/Bill Gates types will claim worldwide poverty has significantly decreased since then, that's only because the line they use is hilariously low. If you make $2 a day you're considered "lifted out of poverty", even though the USDA states that you need ~$7/day just to fulfill basic nutritional needs. Under this metric global poverty has barely declined over that time period, and the only place it's seen a real decline is China. Jason Hickel has a good article/letter on it here:
I don't really get it either. Neoliberalism has only really been a thing since the 70s, and while the Steven Pinker/Bill Gates types will claim worldwide poverty has significantly decreased since then, that's only because the line they use is hilariously low. If you make $2 a day you're considered "lifted out of poverty", even though the USDA states that you need ~$7/day just to fulfill basic nutritional needs. Under this metric global poverty has barely declined over that time period, and the only place it's seen a real decline is China. Jason Hickel has a good article/letter on it here:
https://www.jasonhickel.org/blog/2019/2/3/pinker-and-global-poverty
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Yes. Unironically, China good folks.