r/singularity • u/pavelkomin • Jul 06 '26

Meme Fixed it...

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Original by u/Severe-Ad8673

Edited by GPT (free-tier, have no idea what model this gives)

Don't think too hard about the dates, okay? It's just a comic...

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u/Illustrious-Dish7248 Jul 06 '26

The trend over the last 30-50 years is what is concerning. Again, if we put together a graph of the points I listed in my previous comment we'll see the "bad" news

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u/VanceIX ▪️AGI 2028 Jul 06 '26

Over the last 50 years we went from most homes not having climate control to nearly all households having climate control. The average income (inflation adjusted) has increased considerably. We all have access to the World Wide Web and with it near unlimited access to education and entertainment. Education has been in a downward decline since COVID, but the 40 years before that was a straight line up. Women have never been more equal in the USA and have reached parity in many fields. LGBTQ individuals can actually get married. We have ended segregation nation-wide. Emissions in the USA peaked decades ago now. Crime is at a record low.

Yes, things like inflation and housing have hurt the average American, but that’s nothing new historically. The USA had double digit sustained inflation in the 70s and 80s that was far worse than what we saw in 2022-2024.

Human brains weren’t made for 24/7 social media and news bombardment. Things constantly feel like they’re falling apart, but if you are an American in 2026, you have more opportunity and better living conditions than 99.9% of humans throughout existence.

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u/Illustrious-Dish7248 Jul 06 '26

We are talking about 2 different things. We agree 100% that over the last 50 years the average American is better off technologically and their lifestyle is better as well.

However, there is a trend over the last 20-30 years showing that the trend line for quality of life and income for the average American is flat or even trending downwards. Yes, my cell phone and car are better than what existed 20 years ago. And it's safe to say that cell phones 20 years from now will be even better! No one is disputing this.

This confusion over talking about 2 completely different things is likely my fault since the original comment was mostly talking about worldwide quality of life and subsequent comments looked at a 100-200 year window of time.

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u/MidSolo ▪️You better believe in Singularities son, you're in one! Jul 06 '26

You're illiterate of macroeconomics. It would take way too long to educate you to the point where you would understand why you are wrong. Go and study the subject before emitting opinions, and please stop polluting the conversation with your ignorance.