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~50% increase in firearm deaths: https://www.statista.com/statistics/258913/number-of-firearm-deaths-in-the-united-states/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/2
by 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.