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[–]Canbot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah, we all know. This is one of the most widely known statistics in existence. The problem is everyone just makes up the reason for the disparities without any actual evidence. Then they use this graph as evidence for their bullshit reason.

[–]PatDaddysFShack 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Why are Asians so far ahead of the pack? You'd think white people would have the lions share.

[–]sproketboy[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Rice. Much more labor intensive to produce than equivalent food like potato. This created a culture of hard work.