The World as 100 People over the Last Two Centuries

[Chris]

Here's is an interesting collection of data from https://ourworldindata.org/.



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One sees a gradual decrease in poverty, increase in education and literacy, decrease in child mortality, and, starting late, increase in vaccinations. Prior to 2000 thereabouts one might have associated all that with a rise in democracy which, despite a decline leading into WWII, steadily increased to the point sodme, like Hayakawa, were declaring the end of history. But the last two decades, while thoe other things continue as usual, have seen a decline in democracy. You have to have at least a strong correlation to even think of demonstrating a causal releationship.

So what is making the world a better place, since it's not democracy?

[Peter1469]

Free markets.

Or I should say relatively free markets.

[Peter1469]

Democracy isn't much of a factor at all.

[MisterVeritis]

Here's is an interesting collection of data from https://ourworldindata.org/.

. . .So what is making the world a better place, since it's not democracy?

I saw nothing about individual liberty.

[Chris]

My immediate thoughts were the advance of technology. Vaccination is technology. Education and the rest too are dependent on advances in technology.

[MisterVeritis]

My immediate thoughts were the advance of technology. Vaccination is technology. Education and the rest too are dependent on advances in technology.

When you fail to consider individual liberty, you fail.

[Chris]

When you fail to consider individual liberty, you fail.

Find some data.

[Chris]

Free markets.

Or I should say relatively free markets.

Yes, relatively free markets made the wealth that made the rest possible.

[jet57]

Here's is an interesting collection of data from https://ourworldindata.org/.



(click on image to zoom in)

One sees a gradual decrease in poverty, increase in education and literacy, decrease in child mortality, and, starting late, increase in vaccinations. Prior to 2000 thereabouts one might have associated all that with a rise in democracy which, despite a decline leading into WWII, steadily increased to the point sodme, like Hayakawa, were declaring the end of history. But the last two decades, while thoe other things continue as usual, have seen a decline in democracy. You have to have at least a strong correlation to even think of demonstrating a causal releationship.

So what is making the world a better place, since it's not democracy?

Much of the western world has turned to a more socialistic approach to meet people's needs, since the free market can't be trusted; that can have a lot to do with it. The information age is a good place to start as well, keeping people abreast of news and information is only good for education.

[Peter1469]

Much of the western world has turned to a more socialistic approach to meet people's needs, since the free market can't be trusted; that can have a lot to do with it. The information age is a good place to start as well, keeping people abreast of news and information is only good for education.

It is the other way around, sport. Catch up if you can.

Do some real research.