But, of course, "human condition" is not just measured by mortality rates and years lived.https://twitter.com/dinapomeranz/status/721337833932386304 …
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@OortCloudAtlas @dinapomeranz : A useful measure for individuals, for sure. For the ecosystems that harbor them, not so much.
@OortCloudAtlas @dinapomeranz : Just saying: It stands to reason that by modernities standards things are much better.
@OortCloudAtlas @dinapomeranz : By other measures we're at the brink of ecological dystopia. That impacts more than the human condition.
@OortCloudAtlas @dinapomeranz : And is arguably the case because of the same forces that have extended and improved our lives.
@VincentHorn @dinapomeranz Very true. However the ecological disaster will of course be catastrophic for humans too.
@OortCloudAtlas @dinapomeranz : These measures are interdependently linked, so we can't celebrate the strides w/o recognizing the costs.
@VincentHorn @dinapomeranz Maybe humans, treated better, will begin to treat the rest of life better, too. (I hope.)
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