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Please explain what you mean by: poor people today, rich people 100 years ago, living standards. hard to argue with your statement, one way or another, if tho
by reallydontask 10y ago
Please explain what you mean by:
poor people today,
rich people 100 years ago,
living standards.
hard to argue with your statement, one way or another, if those aren't clearly defined.
- bandrami 10y agoSince I'm not interested in arguing about it I'm not particularly motivated to define it clearly. But good examples are life expectancy, physical pain relief, availability of the entire sum of human knowledge through a small glass and metal rectangle that fits in your pocket, likelihood of living in a democratic country, likelihood of avoiding a violent death, etc.
- kesselvon 10y agoBut housing and education prices continue to outpace wage growth, with medical care becoming increasingly expensive. Things are objectively better, but the non-wealthy see their societies stagnate and wealth being extracted and concentrated far away from their communities.
- jfoutz 10y agoEducation at least, the best chemist, economist, physicist or whatever fresh out of school probably wouldn't do to well against even a poor graduate today. Relativity, quantum mechanics, crystal growth, there is just so much they didn't know. In any field, really.
- pm90 10y agoObjectively, there are many health indicators that have improved dramatically. Elimination of many commonly fatal diseases, prevention of starvation, better communication, cheaper goods and services, fairer laws (i.e. anti-discrimination against minorities and women).