Re:Does computing make the world better?
by jariel on Monday June 22, 2020 @03:19PM
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So I see your point, but it's not purely relative.
There is an existential jump when going from starvation and oppression to having basic means. Going from basic means to 'advanced means' is much less of a jump.
Life was brutal 200 years ago for almost everyone, and it's simply not brutal now.
So yes, overall, I understand that in 100 years, people will find it hard to fathom 'how we lived' but really, I think that all future humans could handle living in our era without to much problem.
There is an existential jump when going from starvation and oppression to having basic means. Going from basic means to 'advanced means' is much less of a jump.
Life was brutal 200 years ago for almost everyone, and it's simply not brutal now.
So yes, overall, I understand that in 100 years, people will find it hard to fathom 'how we lived' but really, I think that all future humans could handle living in our era without to much problem.