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Everyone wants that. But people on this thread are arguing that technology is reducing our standard of living, which is just factually untrue.
by munksbeer 6mo ago
Everyone wants that. But people on this thread are arguing that technology is reducing our standard of living, which is just factually untrue.
- stevenlangbroek 6mo agoDepends on who & what you ask. Aggregates hide important nuance. For who? At what cost to who? Do the people who bare the cost have a say? Would they agree that it's worth it? What's their life worth?
- esseph 6mo agoThere is more to life than economics. High trust societies, a feeling of place and well-being in a culture, connectedness, etc. https://data.worldhappiness.report/map https://data.worldhappiness.report/map Note: Look at the US continuing to move down the report year after year.
- CRConrad 5mo agoWho was arguing that technology is reducing our material "standard of living"? There's more to life than one's material standard of living. I think people were mostly talking about the other bits.