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That's actually a very good point. Globalization has been great for developing countries and terrible for developed countries. People from developing countries
by jondubois 9y ago
That's actually a very good point. Globalization has been great for developing countries and terrible for developed countries. People from developing countries have a much better life outlook as a result.
As a westerner, I am much worse off than my parents were and so my perception of life is very cynical. The lifestyle that I had in my childhood and the idea of life which my parents projected onto me was so much better than today's reality. It's quite a depressing feeling.
- refurb 9y agoI am much worse off than my parents OK, let's assume you're 30 and your parents were ~30 when they had you. That means your parents spent their 15-30's during the 1970's. What were the 1970's like in the US (yes, I'm assuming you're American)? Absolute crap. Post-Vietnam with everyone wondering whether or not the US was done as a superpower. A humiliating withdrawal from a war that killed 50,000 Americans. Stagflation, with inflation in the teens and unemployment 3x what it is today. Want to buy a house? Sign on the dotted line for a 17% mortgage. Oil embargoes/energy crisis and line ups for gasoline. "General Malaise". Serious crime problems in cities and a decaying inner city. Race riots in recent memory. Watergate scandal and a disgraced President who relinquishes office. I think it's silly to think our parents had it better.
- vkou 9y agoIt was followed by the 80s and the 90s.