Do you know how many people went to college in 1960? Do you know how many households didn't have indoor plumbing? Do you know how many people died of measles?

Do you know how many people went to college in 1960? Do you know how many households didn't have indoor plumbing? Do you know how many people died of measles? You are cherry picking a few data points to paint a very, very rosy picture of a reality in which the vast, vast majority of people were living a life much, much poorer than even a poor person today.