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But even that is misleading. A small fraction of humanity has been living really well. And it’s increasingly apparent they have been able to do so by essential
by addicted 8y ago
But even that is misleading. A small fraction of humanity has been living really well.
And it’s increasingly apparent they have been able to do so by essentially pushing the costs of their actions to future generations.
- vokep 8y agoNo. Almost everyone is living "really well" compared to 100 years back. The lowest low is higher than it was before.
- ryanmercer 8y ago"living really well" is highly subjective, >5 billion people now have a mobile phone connection, according to GSMA data. Per https://venturebeat.com/2017/06/13/5-billion-people-now-have-a-mobile-phone-connection-according-to-gsma-data/ https://venturebeat.com/2017/06/13/5-billion-people-now-have... That alone should be an indication people are living quite different now than just 10 years ago.