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Just out of interest: you posed the question 'who is claiming that things are universally better?' and you are now acknowledging that you are aware of the argum
by frabbit 6y ago
Just out of interest: you posed the question 'who is claiming that things are universally better?' and you are now acknowledging that you are aware of the arguments of a very mainstream (TED Talks, etc) source.
Why did you pose that question in response to the OP's explanation that some people are frustrated at the disconnect between their lives and the very standard narrative of a world which has benefitted from 'progress' in recent history?
- oblio 6y agoBecause there is a huge burden of proof when you say "universally". It's disingenuous to make claims such as those about Rosling. Risking was basically fighting the 24/7 negative news cycle but it would be ridiculous to claim he said everyone was better off. What he was saying was: things aren't going to crap as you keep hearing and reading and statistically (key word: statistically!), for the whole globe, things are kind of looking up.
- frabbit 6y agoDo you think that your introduction of the word 'universally' accurately reflected the ideas expressed by the person to whom you were responding?