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> An average American from the 1950s was already living better than a king from a few hundred years ago. Arguably, the average “Westerner”, including Americans

> An average American from the 1950s was already living better than a king from a few hundred years ago. Arguably, the average “Westerner”, including Americans, from today does not live better than their 50s counterparts.

namaria 3y ago
The average non white-male westerner disagrees
j7ake 3y ago
In 1950s, a woman wouldn't even be able to get into universities like Yale.