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Re:For first time since 1880s, more young Americans live wit... by turar on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @10:27PM (#11767268)
Most of the improvements are superficial, apart from medicine maybe.

- Housing

- Education

- Quality of jobs

- Career growth

- Job security

These are less accessible than 30-40 years ago, while surely you can enjoy the magic of Facebook on your shiny iPhone, which were admittedly unavailable then.

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Re:For first time since 1880s, more young Americans live wit... by dredmorbius on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @12:03AM (#11767584)
Medicine's not improved much either. Mostly access has improved for the underprivileged.

Robert Gordon makes the point in his book, The Rise and Fall of American Growth, that life expectancy improved twice as much from 1900 - 1950 as from 1950 - 2000.

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