It sure has. I was born during WWII and grew up in the 50's and 60's in rural Maine. We did not have indoor plumbing or central heating. Our TV was black and

It sure has. I was born during WWII and grew up in the 50's and 60's in rural Maine. We did not have indoor plumbing or central heating. Our TV was black and white. Our phone was 8 party non-dial and I think transcontinental phone calls were something like $2 per minute. The first car I drove got 8 miles to the gallon. Our life was a little better than that of my great-grandparents. I am in good health in spite of diabetes and 3 minor heart attacks, because of advances in medical technology. I use insulin that was made available the year after my grandfather died from diabetes. I monitor my blood sugar with an instrument that wasn available a couple of decades ago. I have a pacemaker that wasnt available 50 years ago. I'm alive which is significantly beater than dead.