Comments on: Poverty http://www.airs.com/blog/archives/258 Ian Lance Taylor Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:38:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ian Lance Taylor http://www.airs.com/blog/archives/258/comment-page-1#comment-14956 Ian Lance Taylor Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:37:50 +0000 http://www.airs.com/blog/archives/258#comment-14956 Thanks for the note. Certainly the connection between drugs and poverty goes both ways. Thanks for the note. Certainly the connection between drugs and poverty goes both ways.

]]> By: Raphael http://www.airs.com/blog/archives/258/comment-page-1#comment-14921 Raphael Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:32:12 +0000 http://www.airs.com/blog/archives/258#comment-14921 "[They] are poor because they are using some sort of drug" In my experience (not that I have much) it's the other way round - people drink _because_ they are poor and do not have any positive perspectives. There are many people who have alcohol problems but are not poor. Regarding "uploading your mind" - I've read a nice story playing with the topic some time ago: http://www.kuro5hin.org/prime-intellect/ “[They] are poor because they are using some sort of drug”
In my experience (not that I have much) it’s the other way round – people drink _because_ they are poor and do not have any positive perspectives.
There are many people who have alcohol problems but are not poor.

Regarding “uploading your mind” – I’ve read a nice story playing with the topic some time ago: http://www.kuro5hin.org/prime-intellect/

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