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>when there truly hasn’t been a better time to be alive ...I liked the 90s a lot better, other than gizmos and means for distraction I can't really imagine why
by iskander 4y ago
>when there truly hasn’t been a better time to be alive
...I liked the 90s a lot better, other than gizmos and means for distraction I can't really imagine why someone would prefer the 2020s.
- wilsonnb3 4y agoInfant mortality is down to 5.5 per 1000 from 7.5 in the US. People living in extreme poverty globally is down to 700 million from 1.9 billion. The world today is better than the 90s in many measurable ways.
- iskander 4y ago~50% increase in firearm deaths: https://www.statista.com/statistics/258913/number-of-firearm-deaths-in-the-united-states/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/258913/number-of-firearm... Major increase in pedestrian deaths and general trend away from walking: https://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/pedestrians https://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/pedes... ~4x increase in obesity: https://www.americashealthrankings.org/learn/news/obesity-through-the-years https://www.americashealthrankings.org/learn/news/obesity-th... Major decrease in upward mobility through socioeconomic status: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/09/social-mobility-upwards-decline-usa-us-america-economics/ https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/09/social-mobility-upwar... ...and a general deterioration of civic institutions, shared culture, and mental health. Aside from the data, it's subjectively a more fractured and less pleasant country.