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Different time scales. Except the internet these are all things that come in the last 100 years. Clearly average well being has increased in that time frame. Less clear if the last two decades have been advantageous for people in the US. I understand there are solid stats that the median person in the world and the bottom quartile, have improved.

My kids have a vastly more fragile lifestyle then I did right out of college.




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