I don't think the stock market should care about lives of human beings directly. It's not meant to do that. I do agree that using the stock market as an indica

I don't think the stock market should care about lives of human beings directly. It's not meant to do that. I do agree that using the stock market as an indicator of quality of life, general well being of human beings or anything else than the financial viability of publicly traded companies is not a very good idea. That's a frequent mistake made by financial journalists and politicians alike, however, especially during election season.