> In some ways. In pretty much all ways, and unquestionably so in aggregate. > Some worries both my great^70 grandparents and I share: Sure, but the degree t

> In some ways. In pretty much all ways, and unquestionably so in aggregate. > Some worries both my great^70 grandparents and I share: Sure, but the degree to which those are immediate worries to you is (on average) significantly less intense than it would have been at pretty much any other point in history. My father's family skipped meals. My grandfather dropped out of school. Elementary school. I don't see how this is even a contentious point. > The first worry is an economic problem that could be solved this year if all governments agreed to guarantee it. If you're arguing that welfare is mostly broken for no good reason, I agree wholeheartedly, but by and large, in most of the Western world, it's overwhelmingly likely that you won't starve nor lose access to shelter or medical care, even if you're out of a job for an extended period of time.