Optimists Unite

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Let's stop with the doomscrolling. We're living in an age of unprecedented wealth, with millions entering the middle class every year.

People live longer than ever before, with better nutrition, and better medicine than ever in our history.

This is also the most peaceful time in our history, with record lows in crime and wars.

The developing world is surging in wealth and in the west we have more opportunity and access to information than ever.

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[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Follow up question should be: did they also reclassify 'extreme poverty'?

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago

Poverty is defined as living in a household with consumption per capita below $2.15 per day.

They did not. Unless they forgot to account for inflation, but that would be a pretty glaring mistake to make.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 6 points 1 year ago

Depends if that $2.15 was adjusted for inflation I guess.