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So, based on the extremely high standard of living today, even if we compare to only 100 years ago, it is extremely positive.
which is still only true for a small proportion of the human population. If anything unevenly distributed applies more today than at anytime in human history.
Just ask the child who harvests your cocco beans but has never eaten chocolate.
Or the Child who mines lithium but will never own a smart phone, or shoes.
Etc
etc
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The human development index goes up and up and up. If your have data that shows that a place got worse and worse, feel free to share it.