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I'm not sure if capitalism deserves the credit or not, but you are completely correct when you say that life is much, much better now than it was even in the re
by Baeocystin 6y ago
I'm not sure if capitalism deserves the credit or not, but you are completely correct when you say that life is much, much better now than it was even in the recent past.
To those who doubt this: Please watch Hans Rosling's talk first, which I will link below. I promise it is not a waste of your time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm5xF-UYgdg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm5xF-UYgdg
- agent008t 6y agoIn some ways it is better, in others it is worse. For example: in the 1960s it was common for a family of 4 to have 1 breadwinner. Now it is impossible for most to sustain a family like that. There are small houses in my part of town that were originally built as workers' cottages, for workers operating the railway, construction workers etc. As you can imagine, they are not the best of houses and not in the most picturesque location. Now, these houses are completely unaffordable to most, and cost well over a million. A job for life used to be a thing, where you didn't really have to worry about it. Now it isn't.
- rendall 6y agoYes. I'm not sure why that happened nor why that stopped. Capitalism? Crony Capitalism? Deregulation? Globalization? Finance capture?
- Baeocystin 6y agoIt's massively better for literally billions of people in the developing world. It's worse for many people that live in the US, which is also a real issue. I live in the US, I see it. But the uplifting out of abject poverty of the majority(!) of the world's population is a real thing, and honestly amazing.