c/196 · by unlawfulbooger@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2yMarket forces rule 434 points · 9 comments · view on lemmy.world
9 Comments
kibiz0r@midwest.social · 40 pts · 2y
You make what you measure. They measured snakes.
Sharkwellington@lemmy.one · 3 pts · 2y
What do you suppose they should have measured instead? Honestly I'm coming up blank.
WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
Probably could've just employed people, with one of their responsibilities being to manage the cobra population — not tying their pay to how many cobras they killed.
MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com · 32 pts · 2y
Same thing was said about French colonial forces and the Vietnamese but with rats instead of snakes.
perviouslyiner@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org · 7 pts · 2y
Pog@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 2y
Iirc there's no evidence of this actually happening, could be an old folktale for all we know lol
JoShmoe@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 2y
I love the colonial britain getting hustled. But how does having increased cobras benefit India?
Meganium97@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 24 pts · 2y
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
Fewer rats I suppose.
JoShmoe@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 2y
Now we’re talking.
turnleftist@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Like all cute stories that justify markets, it's fake lol