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I think it's only in the last 200 years or so that people could actually live comfortably with periods of not worrying about the things you mention. How many f

I think it's only in the last 200 years or so that people could actually live comfortably with periods of not worrying about the things you mention. How many famines, wars and water shortages happened since the dawn of man? How many people worried about those things vs how many people were born? Not discounting the severity of the issue, just outlining how lucky people have been in the last few centuries.

drewcoo 6y ago
Small pox, diphtheria,and polio. Droughts, storm damage, flooding, and insects destroying crops. Poor medical care. Child labor. These things and many more existed in the last 200 years here in the US alone and they all endangered children in the ways mentioned. Childhood mortality rates in the US for the last 200-ish years: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041693/united-states-all-time-child-mortality-rate/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041693/united-states-al...