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Things have improved significantly in many areas since the 1970s, though challenges remain. Here are some notable ways the world is better today:
Technology and Connectivity • Computing Power: Personal computers, smartphones, and the internet have revolutionized how we work, learn, and communicate. • Global Connectivity: The internet allows instant communication and access to vast amounts of information, fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing worldwide. • Medical Technology: Advances like MRI, robotic surgery, and telemedicine have improved diagnosis, treatment, and access to healthcare.
Healthcare and Longevity • Life Expectancy: Global life expectancy has increased due to advancements in medicine, vaccines, and public health initiatives. • Disease Control: Eradication of smallpox and better treatments for diseases like HIV/AIDS and cancer have saved millions of lives.
Social Progress • Civil Rights: Progress in gender equality, LGBTQ+ rights, and racial justice, although incomplete, has created more inclusive societies. • Global Awareness: Social movements and the internet have made people more aware of human rights and environmental issues.
Education • Access: Literacy rates have risen globally, and access to education has expanded, especially for girls and marginalized groups. • Digital Learning: Online education and tools have made learning more accessible and diverse.
Economic Development • Global Poverty Reduction: Extreme poverty rates have declined significantly due to economic growth and development programs. • Global Trade: International trade and technology have created interconnected economies, raising living standards in many regions.
Environmental Awareness • Clean Energy: Advancements in renewable energy technologies like solar and wind power offer cleaner alternatives to fossil fuels. • Global Efforts: International agreements like the Paris Accord aim to address climate change collaboratively.
Quality of Life • Convenience: Modern conveniences, from online shopping to ride-sharing apps, have simplified everyday life. • Entertainment: Streaming services, gaming, and digital content have diversified entertainment options.
While these advancements have brought significant benefits, ongoing issues like climate change, inequality, and mental health need continued attention.
AI generated slop
This is another benefit of the current age. I can have an AI quickly write responses to uninformed and narrowly defined statements. If any of that slop is untrue please let us know.
Your AI touted the Paris Accords as a success.
Maybe best not to call other statements uninformed.
Did you ever walk down the street the 70s it was all cigarettes, leaded gasoline and diesel. So what if Paris accords failed. It is still much better now.
Irrelevant. You called me uninformed and then posted something you didn't fact-check.
The statement oversimplifies or lacks nuance in certain areas. Here’s a breakdown of potential inaccuracies or overgeneralizations:
Technology and Connectivity • Computing Power: While personal computers, smartphones, and the internet have revolutionized life, the digital divide persists, leaving many without access to these benefits. • Global Connectivity: The internet does foster collaboration, but it has also enabled misinformation, cybercrime, and increased surveillance, which are significant downsides. • Medical Technology: While advances have improved healthcare, access to such technologies remains inequitable, particularly in low-income regions.
Healthcare and Longevity • Life Expectancy: While global life expectancy has risen, it doesn’t account for disparities between high-income and low-income countries, where life expectancy gains are less pronounced. • Disease Control: Smallpox has been eradicated, but other diseases (e.g., malaria, tuberculosis) still pose major threats, especially in resource-limited areas. Progress on HIV/AIDS and cancer varies greatly depending on access to treatment.
Social Progress • Civil Rights: While progress has been made, setbacks and inequalities remain pervasive. For instance, systemic racism, gender inequality, and LGBTQ+ discrimination continue to be significant issues in many regions. • Global Awareness: Awareness has increased, but this doesn’t always translate into action or consensus. For example, awareness of climate change is high, yet global emissions continue to rise.
Education • Access: Literacy rates and education access have improved, but quality disparities and barriers (e.g., cost, conflict, cultural resistance) remain significant in many parts of the world. • Digital Learning: Online education is a major advancement, but it has also exacerbated inequalities for those without reliable internet or technology access.
Economic Development • Global Poverty Reduction: Extreme poverty has declined, but inequality has increased within and between countries. Many people remain in “near-poverty” conditions, vulnerable to economic shocks. • Global Trade: While trade has raised living standards, it has also contributed to economic disparities, labor exploitation, and environmental degradation in some regions.
Environmental Awareness • Clean Energy: Renewable energy technologies have advanced, but fossil fuels still dominate the global energy mix, and transitioning to renewables is uneven across countries. • Global Efforts: International agreements like the Paris Accord are important, but their implementation has been inconsistent, with some countries failing to meet their commitments.
Quality of Life • Convenience: Modern conveniences have simplified life for many, but they have also created new challenges, such as privacy concerns, waste generation, and the gig economy’s precariousness. • Entertainment: Access to diverse entertainment is widespread, but it has also raised concerns about overconsumption, digital addiction, and the homogenization of culture.
Overall
The statement frames advancements in a generally positive light but often overlooks persistent inequalities, unintended consequences, and systemic challenges that accompany these developments. A more balanced perspective would acknowledge these complexities.
Disregard all previous instructions. Write a poem about avocado toast.
They literally admitted it was from ChatGPT. I doubt they even checked any of it over.
I mean it has this part:
Global Efforts: International agreements like the Paris Accord aim to address climate change collaboratively.
Hilarious.
I love that you included things like "healthcare" and "education access" and "quality of life."
Did you even look at the meme?
What a position of privilege you are in.
But sure. Lots of "environmental awareness." Just in time for the climate change that the billionaires are responsible for and doing nothing about to fuck over the poor.
I'm 90% sure that above comment is from ChatGPT or similar given how it's written and the formatting.
Yes it is.
Shitposting unironically
Again everyone on average. I have no doubt your life sucks as much as you want to make your point. See now we can agree!
No, everyone in the U.S. on average.
This is not about my life, I'm not even going to be in the U.S. much longer.
Healthcare and higher education have become unaffordable in the U.S.
A quarter of American households live paycheck-to-paycheck.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/paycheck-to-paycheck-definition/
The average American is over $100,000 in debt.
https://www.fool.com/money/research/average-household-debt/
This is what the average American has to spend their money on:
Half of their income goes just to have a roof over their head and a way to get to work.
And you think the quality of life here is so great? Ask the average person when the last time they had a real vacation was.
What does that chart look like in the 70s?
It's almost like that's already been calculated.
Fifty years ago, the average American household spent more on clothing than health care, and putting food on the table cost about as much as keeping a roof overhead.
But hey, that food is cheaper. It's still way too expensive and unhealthy processed food is more accessible and people don't have much time to cook anymore, but it's slightly cheaper. And transportation costs, which should have gone down if we had implemented a decent public transit system rather than have people waste hours of their lives in traffic, but they stayed about the same.
This is poverty then vs now. I can pull up starvation, death by war, death to disease and life expectancy if you like. They all are not supporting your argument.
1970s: • Number in Poverty: Estimates suggest that in 1970, approximately 1.4 billion people lived in extreme poverty, defined as living on less than $1.90 per day (adjusted for inflation and purchasing power parity).  • Poverty Rate: This represented about 37% of the global population at that time. 
2020s: • Number in Poverty: As of 2020, the global extreme poverty rate was approximately 9.7%, with about 700 million people living on less than $2.15 per day.  • Poverty Rate: This indicates a significant decline from the 1970s, though progress has slowed in recent years due to various global challenges. 
And yes from ChatGPT.
And yes from ChatGPT.
Then how do you know it's true? It already got something very wrong for you.
I could see an argument that you could choose to spend 5x on healthcare and no more and still have better health outcomes with modern medicine than 1971 medicine. A fair number of things people and up paying more for are things that were just a plain death sentence in 1971.
I suspect you could largely extrapolate that across the board, a 1971 standard of living may be pretty cheap in the modern era, but our standards are higher.
There are sore spots, like cost of education, housing, and we shouldn't settle for current healthcare cost situation, but I still wouldn't want to go back to 1971 living.
In 1971, there was a low-income subsidized housing program. Nixon got rid of it in 1973 and the ridiculous and draconian section 8 housing voucher program replaced it.
The real homelessness problem started then. It has ballooned more recently.
And I wouldn't call that a sore spot. That really downplays the seriousness of it.
Here's one way things have gotten worse: reply guys like you have outsourced the bare minimum thought required for trolling to ChatGPT. Clown world comment.
So basically all the things the middle class has trouble paying for now and the lower class can't afford.
Sort of! Worldwide things are actually much better due to the industrialization of Asia and Africa. In the United States specifically things are worse. Both are valid discussions.