Degrowth study: The rise of capitalism (1600–) caused a dramatic deterioration of human welfare. Improvements in human welfare began several centuries after the rise of capitalism due to the rise of socialist political movements and anti-colonial movements in the West and Global South. User smurfyjenkins, in the International Relations subreddit, 22 Jul 2023
Could JBP be wrong about capitalism and colonialism? This study concludes that where poverty has declined, it was not capitalism but rather progressive social movements and public policies, arising in the mid-20th century, that freed people. User dftitterington, in the Jordan Peterson: Descensus ad inferos subreddit, 14 Jul 2023
2023 study links historic rises in extreme poverty to colonialism and capitalism User level1807, in the Il n’y a pas de hors-peterson subreddit, 14 Jul 2023
The common notion that extreme poverty is the "natural" condition of humanity and only declined with the rise of capitalism is based on false data, according to a new study. User yuritopiaposadism, in the TOTALCOMMUNALISM subreddit, 22 Apr 2023