Wild Minds & Why Ireland is So Rich
"In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists." - Eric Hoffer
Wild Minds: “He is not human,” Abdi joked. He is not human. He doesn’t think, act, or behave like an ordinary person... Some variation of that phrase can be used on most of your role models. You like them because they do things other people would never consider, or can’t even comprehend.
https://collabfund.com/blog/wild-minds/
A Technological Shortcut: But even in Singapore, situated between the two largest palm oil producers in the world, we didn’t think much about what problems the plantations might have brought. The first sign of trouble was the haze, which first came in the mid-90s. Smoke from massive forest fires in Indonesia hung over Singapore for days on end. It hung pale gray in the sky, turning sunsets red. The Indonesian government claimed it was due to indigenous tribes practicing slash-and-burn farming, but even the middle schoolers knew it was for oil palm. The haze has since become an annual event, varying only in its severity.
https://www.scopeofwork.net/a-technological-shortcut
How Ireland Got So Rich: Ireland is also part of a small, elite club of countries that is richer than its 19th-century imperial overlord, along with South Korea, Poland, the Baltics, and a few others. It’s Britain’s turn to be the shabby, dysfunctional cousins... Ireland’s exports are heavily weighted toward the biomedical and pharmaceutical industry, with some high-tech electronics manufacturing as well.
Ireland's tax policies and regulatory system helped to boost their economy. Ireland lowered their taxes and regulations, and this helped ignite the Irish economy.