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The world as a whole may be a much better place, but that does nothing to make someone in a rusted-put rust belt town feel any better. “There are fewer starving
by BeFlatXIII 5y ago
The world as a whole may be a much better place, but that does nothing to make someone in a rusted-put rust belt town feel any better. “There are fewer starving children in Africa” is an ineffective argument for convincing someone that their life hasn’t gotten worse.
- RickJWagner 5y agoAsk those rusted-pot residents if they own a cell phone, and how life is different since they did.
- cutemonster 5y agoAt the same time, phones and social media can make you unhappy, can be for the worse
- amanaplanacanal 5y agoThere were intentional decisions made about international trade that at least partially led to both those results. From an economic standpoint, free trade internationally leads to a higher worldwide GDP, but can also lead to losers in specific places like you mention. Good if you lived in a third world country, not good if you were a high school graduate making a living in manufacturing.