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"we are objectively better off now than at any other time in history."
Is that true? Not here in the UK... It's almost impossible to get an NHS dentist now so people are living in pain. My parent's generation were the last to easily be able to buy a house. The climate has changed very rapidly (I experienced 40°C heat in my city last year which is unheard of. It was 32°C yesterday which used to be unheard of but is now quite normal). I couldn't afford to heat my home last winter, even though I earn a decent wage. We have asylum seekers crossing the channel in thousands because their homes are unlivable. This isn't like any other time in history, we already peaked.
I guess the world really is ending then. No one in history has had it as bad as you, I'm so sorry.
That isn't what I said - I'm disputing your point that this is the best it's ever been.
Right, you're disputing it with your own personal experience. I can't argue with that so I concede the point, no one has ever had it as bad as you. 30 years ago everyone could afford to heat their homes and go to the dentist and there were no migrants. This era is the dark recessed pit of humanity, woe to us who shall only ever see the shadow cast by the peaceful, prosperous generations who came before us!
Nope, re-read my comment and you'll see I haven't said that at all.