discuss “Are most commenters broke?

[equity78]

There has been a lot of discussion about the Uncle.com sale. Many calling it a steal, with one Namepros member commenting, "Definitely a 6 or low 7 figure domain." I do not share the sentiment that Uncle is a 7 figure domain name. But a reader emailed me and asked me a little while ago if most blog and Namepros commenters are broke? Their point was this was a public auction that many knew … [Read more...]

 

[HotKey]

"cry uncle"

more than one use for the term.. Great domain imo.

 

[DomainRecap]

Poverty in one reason why about 600 million Indians are not domaining.

The 600 million Indians is a prime reason the country is experiencing so much poverty.

Like Attenborough said, "we have overrun the Earth".

Right now we require 1.8 Earths to support the food, water, shelter, and resource requirements of our existing population, and with our current exponential population growth, that requirement will soon be 2 Earths - so this is not going to end well for anyone who doesn't own a private island with armed bunkers.

 

[DomainRecap]

So you can't comment if you have money? And if you have money, you have to buy a domain that you can afford?

Apparently, and this is the "fanboy requirement" that before offering any opinion or criticism, you must first write, create, film, or purchase said thing or entity. So you cannot offer an opinion on a domain sale without buying it, a film without filming its superior, a book without having written the great American novel, etc.

It's truly a bizarre mindset.

 

[blogspotter]

The 600 million Indians is a prime reason the country is experiencing so much poverty.

Like Attenborough said, "we have overrun the Earth".

Right now we require 1.8 Earths to support the food, water, shelter, and resource requirements of our existing population, and with our current exponential population growth, that requirement will soon be 2 Earths - so this is not going to end well for anyone who doesn't own a private island with armed bunkers.

Nothing can be further from the truth. Everything that you use on earth are created by people. More people doesn't necessarily cause poverty. Human being are the best resources and it is humans that contribute to the top GDP of top economies. There is no shortage of food and everyone eats a lot better than a decade ago, so I am not where the 1.8 earth comes from. Looks like a made up number by some some smart orator.

Food distribution is a problem, but not production.

There are many other reasons for poverty, but population is the least of those. If all of the 600 million people were educated, do you think, they would still be poor?

 

[DomainRecap]

Looks like a made up number by some some smart orator.

It's one thing to say something like "we can alleviate the rampant population growth with scientific advances" but to say it doesn't exist or that our planet has "more than enough resources" for 8+ billion people sounds like someone who thinks STEM is part of a flower.

https://www.overshootday.org/portfo...-our-consumption-sustainable-washington-post/

This is just one of thousands of results I found on Google, all of which are backed up with hard science and published by notable newspapers and scientific magazines.

If all of the 600 million people were educated, do you think, they would still be poor?

Go take at least a minor in Economics and then come back and write the same thing.

India is a capitalist country with a few select Socialist ideals (like healthcare) along with a caste system that even in 2020 virtually guarantees poverty for some groups. Access to higher education is also barred for many, and even after some gov't changes and quotas, some schools still do not accept lower-caste students for many disciplines, like Medicine.

 

[frank-germany]

Apparently, and this is the "fanboy requirement" that before offering any opinion or criticism, you must first ...

I would rather listen to somebody's advice
who has experience
not only a little
but a lot

to follow advice
is always a risky and most often a costly journey

so you better know,
whom to follow

 

[DomainRecap]

I would rather listen to somebody's advice
who has experience
not only a little
but a lot

Obviously, but that doesn't mean that the said expert is required to buy 100% of the domains he is commenting on.