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I’m glad they’re citing their sources. But on the other hand most hard quality of life indicators are up globally, even if the perception of the way the world is trending is negative.
What’s a hard quality of life indicator?
I think a good place to start are the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. I know things feel bed, especially in the United States, where there are severe regressions. But at a global level many things are far better than ever for billions upon billions of people, especially in China and India.
TL;DR - At a worldwide level, hunger and extreme poverty is down, while healthcare and education is up. War is also up, and the environment is suffering more than ever.
A bunch of interactive charts are available here where you can scrub through time: https://ourworldindata.org/sdgs
I’ll summarize in case you don’t want to go through the charts yourself.
I don't know shit about these stats, and everything can be debated, but just wanted to say: don't let people get you down.
Feeling positive/hopeful isn't always appropriate about everything, but people in here are acting like it's a mental illness.
Sure, people simply don’t like to change their minds. I’ve already conceded several points that I was incorrect about, because learning is part of being a healthy human.
It’s best to make conclusions from the statistics instead of groupthink or gut feelings, and the statistics say that there’s still a lot of good happening in the world right now.