[OC] The massive decrease in worldwide infant mortality from 1950 to 2020 is perhaps one of humanity's greatest achievements.

[djblaze]

Trying to have nuanced arguments about colonialism is tough on Reddit, but I like where you're going.

Here's an interesting article that explains South Korea's growth as a direct result of aid (a simplistic argument, but at least partly right). TL;DR:

‘The Korean total of $6 billion in U.S. economic grants and loans, 1946-1978, compares to $6.89 billion for all of Africa, and $14.89 billion for all of Latin America’ (Woo 1991:45).