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> Carefully consider the lifestyle of someone living several decades ago. Would you honestly want to live such a lifestyle yourself? Sure, I lived it, and it w
by allturtles 9mo ago
> Carefully consider the lifestyle of someone living several decades ago. Would you honestly want to live such a lifestyle yourself?
Sure, I lived it, and it was very pleasant at the time and in many ways better than now in retrospect. e.g. always-on access to infinite content engines like YouTube, TikTok, X, Facebook, etc. is probably a net negative, both for individuals and society. I wouldn't want to go back a century or more and give up air conditioning, dishwashers, washing machines, air travel, electric lights. But a few decades, sure, in a heartbeat.
- jimnotgym 9mo agoI agree, 30 years ago a working man doing 40 hours a week in a factory could still support a family on one income and expect to own a house. We hit a peak 30-40 years ago.
- ford 9mo agoI hear this often, but I think this discounts the fact that this was mostly true for the US/Western Europe at a time where they enjoyed unilateral super-powerism as a result of winning WWII. I'm not sure that kind of prosperity is normal (though I hope it could be). I'm worried the harsh reality for most humans is that life is often not that easy. And if it is, it won't be for long
- jimnotgym 9mo agoBut there is still enough wealth for all of those houses to exist. That tells me the world is wealthy enough, but it is in the hands of different people
- crubier 9mo agoThe good thing about YouTube, TikTok, Facebook etc is you don’t have to use them if you don’t like them!