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Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The good old days are mostly an illusion: by almost every measure that can be counted, life today is better for almost everyone than it was fifty or a hundred years ago. The good old days are mostly an illusion:by almost every measure that can becounted, life today is better for almosteveryone than it was fifty or a hundredyears ago. Last stated 3 years ago 14 Dec 2023 JB Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every age of life is less deadly than it was for the generation before, not just childhood. — tap to centre the map on it Every age of life is less deadlythan it was for the generationbefore, not just childhood. Last stated 3 years ago 2 Jan 2024 SD Saloni Dattani — holds since 2024-01-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Knowing that poverty and child mortality have actually fallen is what makes people think the future can improve. — tap to centre the map on it Knowing that poverty and childmortality have actually fallen iswhat makes people think the futurecan improve. Last stated 8 months ago 13 Jan 2026 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2026-01-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Since 1990 ageing economies have grown richer rather than poorer, because ageing pushes a society to adopt automation faster. — tap to centre the map on it Since 1990 ageing economies havegrown richer rather than poorer,because ageing pushes a society toadopt automation faster. Last stated a year ago 13 Aug 2025 KJ Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Happiness across a life is a curve rather than a decline, and its lowest point is midlife, not old age. — tap to centre the map on it Happiness across a life is a curverather than a decline, and itslowest point is midlife, not oldage. Last stated 2 months ago 13 Jul 2026 AC Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Living for as long as possible is worth wanting: if you enjoy life now, more of it is simply better. — tap to centre the map on it Living for as long as possible isworth wanting: if you enjoy lifenow, more of it is simply better. Last stated 3 months ago 16 Jun 2026 PB Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: How old you feel predicts how long you will live better than how old you actually are. — tap to centre the map on it How old you feel predicts how longyou will live better than how oldyou actually are. Last stated 2 months ago 13 Jul 2026 AC Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Five hours a week with grandchildren goes with better memory in older adults, and more than twenty hours a week does not. — tap to centre the map on it Five hours a week with grandchildrengoes with better memory in olderadults, and more than twenty hours aweek does not. Last stated 2 months ago 13 Jul 2026 AC Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The good old days are mostly an illusion: by almost every measure that can be counted, life today is better for almost everyone than it was fifty or a hundred years ago. Last stated 14 Dec 2023 · 3 years ago Holds Jeff Bezos Read this korrent →