Where do you get the idea that Pinker wants people to stop helping? Is that just your interpretation of what he’s saying or does he literally say that somewhere? I’ve never heard that argument from him myself but I confess I haven’t read that much by him.
And I don’t agree that the universal reaction to good news of this nature is to step back and stick your head in the sand. As I said in my first post I think a lot of people will see that the goal is even more attainable than before and be motivated to help because they have evidence it does make a difference.
