• @Marchioness
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    13 months ago

    Sure. Let’s take 20 years.

    Healthcare outcomes are worse. Healthcare is more expensive. Life expectancy is lower. Fewer people can afford to buy a home. Fewer people can afford to retire. Commutes are longer. People have to work more hours in a week to get by. A higher percentage of people are living paycheck to paycheck. Infrastructure is collapsing. Towns are in more debt. Higher education is VASTLY more expensive. Literacy rates have decreased. A vastly higher percentage of people work two jobs to make ends meet A vastly higher percentage of households require two working adults, rather than one working adult, to pay bills.

    But sure go off about how it’s so great we have the Apple Vision Pro now.

    • @Syrc@lemmy.world
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      13 months ago

      Pretty sure Life Expectancy and Literacy Rate are both higher in 2024 than in 2004, whether you look at US or Worldwide statistics.

      Most of the other metrics aren’t really measurable, and while I agree with some of those, you definitely didn’t factcheck before writing.