Charts are from 2018.
this post was submitted on 09 May 2024
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We are living in an age of unprecedented wealth, with millions entering the middle class every year. Homo sapiens live longer lifespans than ever before, with better nutrition, and better medicine than ever in our history. This is also the most peaceful time in our history, with record lows in crime and wars. The developing world is surging in wealth and in the west we have more opportunity and access to information than ever.
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Your criticism of the plane crash statistics are dumb. You're basically complaining that falling numbers because of actual actions on problems don't count because... Reasons? You can be cynical while recognising that progress is indeed happening
His argument is bad, but that graph is too. It should have started at a later year for a better comparison.