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In 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
by roenxi 6mo ago
In 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 6mo 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 6mo agoSo what do you think the #1 problem is? Don't leave us all in suspense.
- ben_w 6mo 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".