@humanprogress

We are the luckiest generation. On average, we are longer living, richer, healthier, more educated, and safer than any other people who have ever lived. Is it too much to ask that we start behaving in a manner commensurate with our good fortune? https://t.co/WipHDnWq20

The world is about to end! It must be true. I saw it on 60 Minutes. Species are dying off! Whether it’s overpopulation… or climate change… the doomsayers keep getting it wrong. "Life is getting better,” explains Marian Tupy from @HumanProgress.

In 1997, John Mueller made two predictions about the coming century: 1. There will likely be a massive increase in economic growth and well-being. 2. Nobody will be particularly impressed. https://www.humanprogress.org/mueller-two-modest-predictions-from-1997/

Malthusians like Paul Ehrlich think that humans are no different than rabbits. "When we consume all the grass around us, our population explodes and then collapses" But humans are fundamentally different; we can innovate out of our problems. Learn more: https://youtu.be/GZmVLpfunzE

As recently as 2000, only half of the population of Sub-Saharan Africa had access to an improved water source (e.g., piped, well, rain, spring, or bottled water). By 2020, nearly 80% of sub-Saharan Africa had access, along with 94% of people worldwide. https://www.humanprogress.org/dataset/share-of-population-with-access-to-improved-drinking-water-sources/?regions=517|491|492|510&view=selected

Portugal decriminalized drugs in 2001. @UNODC data shows drug use fell there from 2007-2012. http://buff.ly/2aLJa2i

When communism fell, so did mass killings. http://buff.ly/1Pvzi8p

When they scare you to death about terrorism, remember this: https://twitter.com/humanprogress/status/692898506072129537

.@BernieSanders says he wants the U.S. to be more like Denmark. In some ways, that is an excellent idea. http://buff.ly/1jodrYV