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anthonypasqyesterday at 4:48 PM3 repliesview on HN

you think people in Chad are optimistic about the future of their village and are therefore having lots of kids? Give me a break dude.


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flufluflufluffyyesterday at 5:19 PM

Who knows? Maybe they are. I’m not from Chad myself (and sounds like you aren’t either), so we’re really not in a position to speculate on that. I do know that it’s quite common for one culture to have values or think in ways that are unintuitive to another culture.

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cosmic_cheeseyesterday at 6:34 PM

Those who have little also have little to lose, which reshapes dynamics.

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drowsspayesterday at 4:51 PM

Who do you think is their perceived neighborhood in time and space?

(edit) And moreover, they still need their children to help with their work... So honestly, any analysis that doesn't take this huge confounding variable is just silly