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If the world was a village of 100 people...

--amadeus-- · 2009-12-08 22:32:42

...what would it be like? Well, having a bank account would make you one of teh top 25% of the village, there only 1 guy from Oceania, there are 33 christians and 1 person whos HIV+ Excellent short and thought provoking video (no need for audio), here

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08-12-2009 11:32pm

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...what would it be like?

Well, having a bank account would make you one of teh top 25% of the village, there only 1 guy from Oceania, there are 33 christians and 1 person whos HIV+

Excellent short and thought provoking video (no need for audio), here

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#2 08-12-2009 11:53pm
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A 6-shooter revolver would be a WMD.

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That's actually very interesting. I know that all it's giving is, basically, percentages; and I've heard all of the percentages before, but stating them as a proportion of a number of people in a village really makes it easier to understand, for some reason. Percentages are, in some ways, abstract and cold, where as this is realistic and easily comprehended.

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