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>More people living doesn't necessarily mean people living better lives. But in this case it does, as quality of life over the entire earth has improved over t

>More people living doesn't necessarily mean people living better lives. But in this case it does, as quality of life over the entire earth has improved over the past 100 years and continues to improve.

tcdent 13y ago
100 years is a very short time period when referring to the human race.
- jorgem 13y ago
  Maybe it's safe to say that quality of life has generally improved for the human race over the last 100k years.
  - tcdent 13y ago
    I think you should do a little more research before coming to that conclusion. Personally, I am not comfortable presenting any decision on that as fact.
  - rsheridan6 13y ago
    It is not safe to say that. By many measures, including height, disease burden, and hours worked per week, paleolithic man was better off than his descendants until pretty recently.
collyw 13y ago
You have swallowed the American dream / fairly tail! Inequality growing. More and more people (in the UK) relying on food banks. Falling real wages, with increased rents. Must depend on your definition of improving.
- dimkar 13y ago
  There are so many spheres that prove that our life Now is better than 100 years ago: how knowledge and information is spread, how fast you can travel, I bet you know at least several dozens of people around the world. Food, clothes, entertainment -all of these things have changed and for the best. Bill is right, it's fair to share the perks of nowadays life with those who live like hundreds year ago. It's like going back in time when travelling to the poor regions. We can and should welcome people from underdeveloped countries to the World of Today.
- mistermann 13y ago
  > You have swallowed the American dream / fairly tail! Inequality growing. Growing inequality does not mean quality of life is decreasing (the point you are disputing). > More and more people (in the UK) relying on food banks. Has general standard of living decreased? By most any measure it has not. People have vastly more resources than their ancestors did, but if you make poor choices yes you may have a visit to a food bank in your future. And there is a food bank to visit. > Falling real wages, with increased rents. This part I can agree with in many cases. But, let's not forget the vast improvement in affordable entertainment options available now compared to the past. You would have us believe everything is worse. This is not true.

tcdent 13y ago

100 years is a very short time period when referring to the human race.

jorgem 13y ago
Maybe it's safe to say that quality of life has generally improved for the human race over the last 100k years.
- tcdent 13y ago
  I think you should do a little more research before coming to that conclusion. Personally, I am not comfortable presenting any decision on that as fact.
- rsheridan6 13y ago
  It is not safe to say that. By many measures, including height, disease burden, and hours worked per week, paleolithic man was better off than his descendants until pretty recently.

collyw 13y ago

You have swallowed the American dream / fairly tail! Inequality growing. More and more people (in the UK) relying on food banks. Falling real wages, with increased rents. Must depend on your definition of improving.

dimkar 13y ago
There are so many spheres that prove that our life Now is better than 100 years ago: how knowledge and information is spread, how fast you can travel, I bet you know at least several dozens of people around the world. Food, clothes, entertainment -all of these things have changed and for the best. Bill is right, it's fair to share the perks of nowadays life with those who live like hundreds year ago. It's like going back in time when travelling to the poor regions. We can and should welcome people from underdeveloped countries to the World of Today.
mistermann 13y ago
> You have swallowed the American dream / fairly tail! Inequality growing. Growing inequality does not mean quality of life is decreasing (the point you are disputing). > More and more people (in the UK) relying on food banks. Has general standard of living decreased? By most any measure it has not. People have vastly more resources than their ancestors did, but if you make poor choices yes you may have a visit to a food bank in your future. And there is a food bank to visit. > Falling real wages, with increased rents. This part I can agree with in many cases. But, let's not forget the vast improvement in affordable entertainment options available now compared to the past. You would have us believe everything is worse. This is not true.