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> The #1 problem leading to humans not having enough to live comfortably is that we have an enormous number of humans and limited resources Not particularly. W
by JumpCrisscross 7mo ago
> The #1 problem leading to humans not having enough to live comfortably is that we have an enormous number of humans and limited resources
Not particularly. We've ridden massive increases in both quality of life and population (at both the per-country and global scales) over the last two centuries.
- roenxi 7mo agoIn the sense that the global median income crept from about $0 to $10,000 sure over a few centuries. That's a big achievement but it isn't exactly the best case scenario. We want a world where everyone can live at least a 6- or 7- figure salary.
- JumpCrisscross 7mo ago> That's a big achievement but it isn't exactly the best case scenario. We want a world where everyone can live at least a 6- or 7- figure salary I actually agree with this vision. But I wouldn't say every human not being a millionaire is "the #1 problem" today.
- roenxi 7mo agoSo what do you think the #1 problem is? Don't leave us all in suspense.
- ben_w 7mo ago> the global median income crept from about $0 to $10,000 sure over a few centuries The floor is 2-300 USD equivalent, because that's what subsistence farming is, and it took two centuries to go from $1500 to $18811: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-average-gdp-per-capita-over-the-long-run?time=1820..2020 https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-average-gdp-per-ca... > We want a world where everyone can live at least a 6- or 7- figure salary. that's a massive shift of goalposts from "not having enough to live comfortably is that we have an enormous number of humans and limited resources".
- mytailorisrich 7mo agoAnd we have brought the planet to its knees in the process...