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By every measurable metric, Humanity has gotten better. Longer lifespan, lower child mortality, better education, easier access to basic life neccessities and g

by cowl 5y ago

By every measurable metric, Humanity has gotten better. Longer lifespan, lower child mortality, better education, easier access to basic life neccessities and goods, (ironic to say at this time but yes even) better health, etc etc etc. We live in an age where every problem is weaponised and we are hyperaware of the problems now so that we don't see all the progrees that is done. https://www.openculture.com/2020/05/16-ways-the-world-is-getting-remarkably-better.html https://www.openculture.com/2020/05/16-ways-the-world-is-get... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVimVzgtD6w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVimVzgtD6w

Clubber 5y ago
>By every measurable metric Every measurable metric? How about median wealth? How about levels of debt? How about job satisfaction? How about median income per household? Per person? How about access to healthcare and cost? How about suicide rates? How about drug overdose rates? How about corruption? How about cost of higher education? How about homelessness? I mean cmon, you're looking at thing with rose colored glasses.
- pietrovismara 5y ago
  Life today is so much better than at any other time in history, because washing machines! And because I'm middle upper class, almost forgot that.
- all2 5y ago
  As long as we're "howaboutin" let's talk about genetic diversity. DNA is self-replicating, self-repairing, etc. But what it doesn't do is create new information. With human procreation methodologies we lose bits of data, and just living life our data undergoes entropy. The outcome is less genetic information available every generation. And one more "how about testosterone levels in men?" These have been falling for the last 60 or 70 years. Men in the West will be impotent by 2040ish at current rates of decline.
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- betwixthewires 5y ago
  By every single one of those metrics the world in aggregate is better than 100 years ago. Go back 250 years ago and it's not even arguable. You're being short sighted.
- AnimalMuppet 5y ago
  Median wealth? Better today. Levels of debt? Probably worse today. Job satisfaction? Probably worse. Median income per household? Better. Per person? Better. Access to healthcare? Better for the median person, not sure about the poorest. Healthcare cost? Probably worse. Suicide rates? Probably worse. Drug overdose rates? Probably worse. Corruption? Probably better, though more publicized (maybe better because more publicized). Cost of higher education? Worse if you go to an expensive school. But there's never been a time when it's easier to educate yourself, for free, if you don't care about the piece of paper. Homelessness? Not sure; it's more publicized now, but it's been bad off and on for decades. It's probably better now than in the 1930s, but that may not be a fair comparison.
  - cowl 5y ago
    > Job satisfaction? Probably worse. The very fact we are talking about this shows a great progress. 100 years ago, you had a job -> you were satisfied. > Access to healthcare? Better for the median person, not sure about the poorest. It's better for the poorest too. in Planetary scale. >Drug overdose rates? Probably worse. this is a recent metric, can't be used to prove or disprove Humanity advancement. > Homelessness? Not sure; it's more publicized now, but it's been bad off and on for decades. It's probably better now than in the 1930s, but that may not be a fair comparison. Not only is 1930 fair but when we are talking about Humanity progress, the comparison must go even further in 1800s... Talking about humanity progress makes sense only in grand scale of time and planet. not on specific countries and 50 years...

by cowl 5y ago

Clubber 5y ago

>By every measurable metric Every measurable metric? How about median wealth? How about levels of debt? How about job satisfaction? How about median income per household? Per person? How about access to healthcare and cost? How about suicide rates? How about drug overdose rates? How about corruption? How about cost of higher education? How about homelessness? I mean cmon, you're looking at thing with rose colored glasses.

pietrovismara 5y ago
Life today is so much better than at any other time in history, because washing machines! And because I'm middle upper class, almost forgot that.
all2 5y ago
As long as we're "howaboutin" let's talk about genetic diversity. DNA is self-replicating, self-repairing, etc. But what it doesn't do is create new information. With human procreation methodologies we lose bits of data, and just living life our data undergoes entropy. The outcome is less genetic information available every generation. And one more "how about testosterone levels in men?" These have been falling for the last 60 or 70 years. Men in the West will be impotent by 2040ish at current rates of decline.
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betwixthewires 5y ago
By every single one of those metrics the world in aggregate is better than 100 years ago. Go back 250 years ago and it's not even arguable. You're being short sighted.
AnimalMuppet 5y ago
Median wealth? Better today. Levels of debt? Probably worse today. Job satisfaction? Probably worse. Median income per household? Better. Per person? Better. Access to healthcare? Better for the median person, not sure about the poorest. Healthcare cost? Probably worse. Suicide rates? Probably worse. Drug overdose rates? Probably worse. Corruption? Probably better, though more publicized (maybe better because more publicized). Cost of higher education? Worse if you go to an expensive school. But there's never been a time when it's easier to educate yourself, for free, if you don't care about the piece of paper. Homelessness? Not sure; it's more publicized now, but it's been bad off and on for decades. It's probably better now than in the 1930s, but that may not be a fair comparison.
- cowl 5y ago
  > Job satisfaction? Probably worse. The very fact we are talking about this shows a great progress. 100 years ago, you had a job -> you were satisfied. > Access to healthcare? Better for the median person, not sure about the poorest. It's better for the poorest too. in Planetary scale. >Drug overdose rates? Probably worse. this is a recent metric, can't be used to prove or disprove Humanity advancement. > Homelessness? Not sure; it's more publicized now, but it's been bad off and on for decades. It's probably better now than in the 1930s, but that may not be a fair comparison. Not only is 1930 fair but when we are talking about Humanity progress, the comparison must go even further in 1800s... Talking about humanity progress makes sense only in grand scale of time and planet. not on specific countries and 50 years...