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And yet humanity is doing better than it ever has, by any metric.
by Tharkun 9y ago
And yet humanity is doing better than it ever has, by any metric.
- gue5t 9y agoExcept for the important metrics of inequality of QoL/income/wealth.
- geezerjay 9y ago> the important metrics of inequality Of course that "keeping up with the joneses" is on par with avoiding famines and access to education and medical care. Who cares if everyone is living better than ever, and has access to all luxuries in the world. I mean, my neighbor earns more than me! Down with the system, comrade.
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- RansomTime 9y agoDid you read the article? "my neighbors spending most of their days driving to a job that I know pays them less than they need to feed their kids" This doesn't sound like someone who has access to all luxuries in the world.
- Tharkun 9y agoYeah..no. Those same poor neighbours have access to clean water and basic medicine. Even America's "working poor" have access to untold quantities of food compared to people a few centuries ago. Are things perfect? No. But are people, on average, waaaay better off than they've ever been? Yes.
- s_kilk 9y agoWe live in a world where Donald Trump is President. This is not the best timeline.