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as it clearly correlates to higher material standards of living. While this alleged pollution can be used to illustrate the inescapability of economic tradeoffs, the concept itself reveals the anxiety that change and progress often produce in human beings.Third, living standards may be higher in the brightly lit regions, but the most compelling opportunities for development and progress are likely to be found in the darker spaces. A similar belief underlies our investment philosophy:While the existence of ‘brightly lit’ markets is vital to modern societies, the most compelling opportunities can be found where few others are looking.