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I'm sure there were aspects of life back then that could be said to be better than today. More human contact, more time in nature, less technology, less stress,

• abenga 2y ago
  Those aspects are mostly irrelevant if half of people who are born die before they enjoy them. More time in nature => this is neutral, not necessarily a positive, depends if you like that. Less technology => definitely a negative, I know when I'd rather have been born if this is the only change. Less pollution => Depending on the cutoff, most people today suffer less pollution than then. I'd rather the current global levels of pollution than actually cooking with coal/wood in my kitchen. The latter will probably kill you faster.