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I think you're right about the assessment that the world is better now (at least on average) than it has ever been. Though small caveat about your claim "hunge
by yboris 4y ago
I think you're right about the assessment that the world is better now (at least on average) than it has ever been.
Though small caveat about your claim "hunger is almost gone, living standards are high". I hope you're aware of the comparatively abysmal poverty most of the world lives on as compared to the developed countries of the world:
https://income-inequality.info/ https://income-inequality.info/
80% of the world's population is living on less than poverty level in the US (and this is PPP - purchasing power parity adjusted income). 20% live on less than $2/day.
- FabHK 4y agoYes, and that is a vast improvement over how it used to be. The number of people in poverty has fallen not only in relative, but also in absolute terms, which is utterly amazing. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/the-share-and-number-of-people-living-in-extreme-poverty?country=~OWID_WRL https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/the-share-and-number-of-p...