Re:In every country people think others are less happy than ...
by p-e-w on Monday May 29, 2023 @09:30AM
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> outweigh those things you cited
The comment I responded to claimed that "we are better" according to "every metric". It wasn't about one thing "outweighing" the other.
> Environmental pollution, at least in the West, is down.
Not compared to 500 years ago. The comment I responded to was talking about all of history.
That seems shortsighted at best. Theres certainly a case to be made that increased life expectancy, increased consumption of goods and services, access to education and health services, reduction in poverty etc. outweigh those things you cited.
Also, those things you cited are all highly political issues and arguably not true so be careful about suggesting people have fallen prey to propaganda. Environmental pollution, at least in the West, is down. Are you comparing comparable houses when comparing housing prices?