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To be fair even if it literally is 100% reflective of reality that doesn't mean it lacks unjust feedback loops.

If you study immigrant minorities across history, around the world and going back 1000's of years, certain patterns emerge. Immigrant minority groups who can pool their resources and become participants in the economic life of the host country find a way to prosper, somehow. Before the 20th century, this pattern of prosperity could result in confiscation. With the widespread ideas of Human Rights, this has become less of a problem. (Though it can still be a problem.) Likewise, minority groups who remain in isolation tend to remain poor. Often, this is by the machinations of the elites of those groups, who use this isolation to remain in a position of relative power.



That's an interesting concept. Can you name a couple of examples, or a link to further reading?





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