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		jonmc12 on April 14, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race Agreed. The facts about malnutrition and fitness are interesting, but more important is the author's point that historically 'Might makes right'. The biggest 'mistake' of the human race is that we created surplus without any mechanism to distribute surplus for the greatest good.

afterburner on April 14, 2011 [–]

It seems to me that it's quite rare that humanity addresses concerns on any scale before they actually become problems. If that's the mistake, we sure do make that mistake a lot.

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