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Sure, maybe coming up with a good rigorous definition is difficult, but I think it's pretty obvious that standard of living is rising drastically. Smart phones
by lhh 11y ago
Sure, maybe coming up with a good rigorous definition is difficult, but I think it's pretty obvious that standard of living is rising drastically. Smart phones are now ubiquitous, for example, whereas they essentially didn't exist a decade ago. You could have had all of the wealth of the planet but no antibiotics less than a century ago. Conflating wages with standard of living is a glaring error.
- vorotato 11y agoI think the biggest complaint is that the improvement in quality of life and agency, is not even slightly evenly distributed. I'm not knowledgeable enough to posit good arguments, so you'll have to research this on your own. I'm sure with a modest bit of effort and investigation you'll come to a more balanced position.