Unfortunately, the lack the industriousness of the Chinese people is certain to hinder the velocity of innovation we'd see with a purely Ethiopian effort. People don't eschew the "Made in China" label without reason. With hand tools for example, I started with Chinese made Harbor Freight in my 20's, German in my 30's, now it's either Ethiopian tools or "I'm not doing this project".
That was merciful. You went easy on that guy, mentioning only items of cultural and religious significance. Next time hit him with the big guns - Ethiopian contributions to theoretical physics, chemistry, architecture, engineering, philosophy, industry, computer science, and pure mathematics.
This is going to sideline dozens of automobiles. What effect will this have on Ethiopia's industrial production capacity, upon which the rest of the world depends?
I read the book when it was published and haven't kept up with his doings since; but I'm curious now and will look it up. Watching his talks made me think he's an autist to a mild degree, and social taboos seem to wield less behavioral authority over those types; e.g. - Eric S. Raymond
I bet Bostrom's royalty checks have seen a handsome rebound lately.
Psychometrics is the crown jewel of the field of psychology. There is no controversy among the psychometrists themselves that the body of academic work is numerate, correct, and repeatable. The author has chosen moral crusade over the quest for truth.
Becoming one of the best ever is only possible if your IQ is one of the best ever. There is going to be some biological upper limit. Minds like Torvalds, Richie, Thompson are rare; and there is nothing you can do to reach that level if your own source code isn't on the same level. However, there is a lot of great advice here in the comments that can take you to your full potential, whatever that may be. That's important too, because it's sure easy to keep yourself well below that level.
Go to YouTube and search for "Big Think Larry Wall" and "Big Think Bjarne Stroustrup" and listen to a couple of the greats.
Becoming one of the best ever is only possible if your IQ is one of the best ever. There is going to be some biological upper limit. Minds like Torvalds, Richie, Thompson are rare; and there is nothing you can do to reach that level if your own source code isn't on the same level. However, there is a lot of great advice here that can take you to your full potential, whatever that may be. That's important too, because it sure it easy to keep yourself well below that level.
I think he has a point there. If he did not pay for, it may be an even trade.
You'd just have to compare the cost per acre per month of machine maintenance vs the cost to maintain a well fed flock for a month; including land costs and property taxes if you own the land.