Re:Why I am building permapeople.org
by vimy on Tuesday October 06, 2020 @10:12AM
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> You tell me! How are we doing as an industrial society?
Pretty great. Before the industrial revolution the number of people with a comfortable life was a tiny % of the world population. Now, half of the world is middle class or wealthier[1], living a more comfortable life than the kings of the past. Industrialization has been a blessing for humanity.
Pretty great. Before the industrial revolution the number of people with a comfortable life was a tiny % of the world population. Now, half of the world is middle class or wealthier[1], living a more comfortable life than the kings of the past. Industrialization has been a blessing for humanity.
[1] https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2018/09/27...
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/world-population-in-extre...