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> I don't think your vision of "most of us" is at all connected to reality. No, in fact, your idea of “reality” is completely disconnected from the actual real
by tomp 4y ago
> I don't think your vision of "most of us" is at all connected to reality.
No, in fact, your idea of “reality” is completely disconnected from the actual real world.
A billion people were lifted out of extreme poverty over the last generation. The share of extreme poverty worldwide has declined. Most of the rest are expected to be lifted until 2030. [1]
Even comparing your life to your parents, you have access to better medical drugs, more information, better technology, and depending on where you live, also bigger and better apartments and cheaper transport.
[1] https://ourworldindata.org/extreme-poverty#is-the-world-on-track-to-end-extreme-poverty-by-2030 https://ourworldindata.org/extreme-poverty#is-the-world-on-t...
- antifa 4y ago> Even comparing your life to your parents, you have access to better medical drugs, more information, better technology, and depending on where you live, also bigger and better apartments and cheaper transport. I would need to make at least 50% more income than my dad at each stage of his life for this to be true.