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Depending on timescale. If you mean it is better than 200 years ago I agree. If you mean better than 20-40 years ago lets say that it is debatable. But if we g
by Frieren 7mo ago
Depending on timescale. If you mean it is better than 200 years ago I agree. If you mean better than 20-40 years ago lets say that it is debatable.
But if we go onto larger scales it flips again. Before the rise of cities, smaller societies allowed for a more involved social participation. I doubt that live was better back then, but labor was dependent mostly on one self and immediate family and neighbors. So, autonomy was higher even if the rest of parameters for well being were worst.
- simianwords 7mo agoany evidence of this?
- Frieren 7mo agoJust one of many examples: The broad economic impact of inequality https://www.hbs.edu/bigs/economic-impact-inequality https://www.hbs.edu/bigs/economic-impact-inequality > the level of agency you have in the way your country works is better now than ever before. any link to justify this?