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Idk man modern life is better than life in any past civilization
Capitalism with a social safety net may have flaws but it's better than anything else ever tries
Modern life in wealthy capitalist countries is subsidized by massive wealth extraction from the global south.
Is that why world poverty rates are quickly declining
that's pretty much only happening in China
It's even going down in Africa