Here is an example of reductionism leading to crazy results.

Nauru is 11th on that list. That country is known for 3 things: 1) 90% of the population is either overweight or obese, 2) > 50% of the population smokes, 3) in the 70’s and 80’s, > 90% of the GDP was due to phosphate mining; today, > 90% of GDP is due to refugee processing for Australia.