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That may be true. I think the more general point (which you seem to agree with) is that touting simplistic indicators and claiming that people are better off t
by gress 13y ago
That may be true. I think the more general point (which you seem to agree with) is that touting simplistic indicators and claiming that people are better off today, is inconclusive and by no means the 'given truth' that many here assert.
- bmelton 13y agoYeah, I really don't know, to be honest. It depends, I'm sure, on which indicators one measures against. I think in some ways, even the poor are better off. In some ways, even the wealthy are probably worse off. I agree that any notion of "We're all {better|worse} off than 1950" is naive without a greater degree of specificity. It's equivalent to saying that football was "better" in the 50s. How? Certainly not in player safety. Certainly not economically. In pure terms of game play, what metrics? Certainly not in passing. Etc.