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zybex:
The planet is doing great:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kmo8sh77G6Y&t=169s
jmone:
They are in the glass of water by your rocker.
- Of course there are issues, and housing affordability can be one of them pending where you live in the world (it's an even worse issue in Australia than the US).
- I made no comment (or have any factual insight) about song birds, tigers, elephants or the issues around bio diversity in general. I simply don't know enough on the subject to make a comment, so I did not.
- Your earlier comments was on water (and resource) scarcity. When the microplastics issue in drinking water gets enough traction, then it will be solved (it's technically trivial to do, but adds costs).
Is life better for your kids than it is for you? I can only hope so, but I'd be guessing.
Is it better for the average global human. Yes. Without a doubt.
JimH:
Better for us doesn't mean better for the planet.
I mentioned tigers above. Here's a list of carnivores:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_carnivorans_by_population
Think about it. 7 billion people, a few thousand of many of these animals.
This isn't about how good is Netflix or how fast is your car. If we screw this up, it's the planet at risk. If we lose enough pollinators, we don't eat.
jmone:
--- Quote from: JimH on November 10, 2024, 04:46:49 pm ---Income Distribution
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One of the links I posted was to the time scale for Income Inequality (Gini Index) that shows how it has changed over time. It is showing that while it has been recently increasing in the US and decreasing world, the US is still better than the world average.
--- Quote ---You can't use statistics to talk about quality of life.
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Sure you can.
- Here is one example (Australia wins in this one!) - https://www.worlddata.info/quality-of-life.php
- You can even look up Minnesota (or other localities) on this OECD model - https://www.oecdregionalwellbeing.org/US27.html
What you can't do is take that data and apply it to how an individual feels about their quality of life. A well off man, running his own business in a great part of the world may still be unhappy. The opposite can also be true.
jmone:
--- Quote from: zybex on November 10, 2024, 05:08:51 pm ---The planet is doing great:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kmo8sh77G6Y&t=169s
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That's actually pretty good!
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