I came across a very interesting article written by Garrett Hardin, published back in 1974 in “Psychology Today”, which correlates highly with the events in Israel and Palestine. In short—the article discusses how aid to poor countries can be ineffective and even harmful in the long run. Hardin uses the metaphor of a “lifeboat” to illustrate his point—what do you do if you’re shipwrecked and can only take 10 people in the lifeboat, but there are a hundred outside? What would you do? He explores various scenarios, and then expands this to the topic of aiding poor countries.
In his view, if wealthy countries unconditionally aid poor ones, it could lead to overpopulation and resource degradation in those countries, ultimately exacerbating their problems.
I translated from English as best I could, using, of course, an automatic translator, and edited the result as I read. So excuse the imperfections, I was reluctant to spend more than an hour on reading and editing at the same time.
I will attach the link later. Right now, I’m experimenting with the format—here it’s a gallery of 23 pictures, which should be easily readable on a phone or screen.
Hi, I'm Rauf Aliev. 