Iain Roberts on Nostr: The "everything's terrible" takes are mostly wrong. On almost every measure: health, ...
The "everything's terrible" takes are mostly wrong. On almost every measure: health, wealth, education, even deaths from war, the world is doing better than at any time in human history. The last century has seen extraordinary improvements, especially for the poorest.
There's a big exception: climate change poses an existential threat to humanity.
We've come so far. Let's not screw it all up now. #clinatechange #climatecrisis #climateemergency
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