Has society gotten easier or harder? The usual rebuttal is that the U.S. is wealthier now compared to, say, 30 years ago. And this is true if you go by objective economic data, but at the same time, it’s hard for me to think of many examples–aside from a handful–where American society has necessarily gotten easier or feels easier. “Society becoming wealthier” and “how easy things are” are not necessarily the same, as the latter also has a subjective element.| Grey Enlightenment
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