We have ALL won the Lifetime Lottery. This era, this country? We win. But, to quote Hannibal Lector, "We covet what we see every day."
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Don’t mean to be a downer or self-centered,, but not ALL of us hit that lottery. Having a very painful debilitating health condition, it might actually be more difficult to lie here, in bed and see what I COULD be doing and enjoying IF.... But I’m happy for those that are!
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I agree it was a sweeping statement, & I certainly don't mean to imply that it's easy-street for all. But in general we have (or expect) drinkable water, access to courts, healthcare based on science, the hope for our children to exceed us, a chance at education for girls etc.
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Historically, those are not generally options, let alone expectations. In this era, in this country, we also expect internet, smart phone, air travel, bedrooms for children, shoes for our feet, and roads without potholes. I'm sorry for your pain, and wish you relief and comfort.
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Free market capitalism produced most of these improvements. The Left has been trying to pull it all down. Hence the perception of recent decline.
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taught “modern world history” some asked “when does that start?”A:”begins in ancient Greece, traces rise of democratic thought, so we’re in the middle” now we’re moving backward, “the president’s“ base (w/the guns) want a “strongman” elections Irrelevant
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Coincidentally, they were the 14 countries most recently visited by Steve Bannon.pic.twitter.com/9FajlcDOwL
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People are idiots & facts don’t persuade them.
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A poor American today lives better than a billionaire American 100 years ago. A billion dollars in 1918 wouldn't buy you a refreigerator, AC, basic antibiotics, or television. Today 95% of Americans have those items or access to them. We live better today than Kings did.
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“Memory is selective, history is partial, and youth is a golden age.” So very true.
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Watch a Hitchcock episode-the way workers were treated, the ease of violence and disrespect of women in "respectable" homes. ("Happy Days" was a show about upper-middle class kids. )
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But Earth is inarguably in far worse shape. Who cares, up with humans!
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Perhaps because media like the
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@TheRickWilson Why we need to have safety net if we're to have globalization: "In the United States, the two measures [QOL & SWB] have diverged. Although per-capita income has more than doubled since 1972, Americans’ S.W.B. has stagnated or even declined."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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People aren’t just concerned about their absolute income level, they’re also concerned with inequality. A slowly improving standard of living can be perceived as deteriorating if the rich are getting richer, faster.
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Because HAPPINESS isn’t about old age, health, wealth, security or freedom. HAPPINESS comes from within, - it’s a choice - and we’re empty inside.
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Is this because people don’t have as much individual control?
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People, by any objective measure, have more control now than in any other time in the history of the world.
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I think back to Maslow’s hierarchy ... the concept that you can’t get a carton of milk without this “invisible” supply chain does it’s thing. Yes more have Milk. Im not advocating that it is logical, but maybe what folks are reacting to large corporations, far off international
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