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Yeah you're gonna need to back this one up chief. Not sure about you but I'd rather be living in a 1 bedroom apartment with modern appliances, internet, smartph
by CodeSgt 4y ago
Yeah you're gonna need to back this one up chief. Not sure about you but I'd rather be living in a 1 bedroom apartment with modern appliances, internet, smartphone, and a laptop than I would in a 8000sqft that had none of these things.
We have a lot more expenses today in large part because standard of living has increased. Certain components, like home affordability and medical, have become much worse than they were. Many other components have improved.
- lp0_on_fire 4y ago> Yeah you're gonna need to back this one up chief. Not sure about you but I'd rather be living in a 1 bedroom apartment with modern appliances, internet, smartphone, and a laptop than I would in a 8000sqft that had none of these things. That's a _very_ subjective viewpoint.
- CodeSgt 4y agoI know it is, it's just as subjective as OP's generic "drop in living standards "statement. And while subjective, I can't imagine it's uncommon. A lot people really have a difficult time conceptualizing life before the internet. It's become almost an extension of reality that we take for granted as an absolute, when in actuality it's a luxury afforded to us.
- danuker 4y agoHere's one measure: the US GDP expressed in gold. http://pricedingold.com/us-gdp/ http://pricedingold.com/us-gdp/ As for medical, the US has a problem, especially compared to other countries. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/life-expectancy-vs-health-expenditure?country=USA~FRA~GBR~CAN https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/life-expectancy-vs-health...