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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/

In 1798, Thomas Malthus told the world to expect collapse. “Population, when unchecked, increases in a geometrical ratio. Subsistence increases only in an arithmetical ratio.” He should have checked the numbers. https://www.humanprogress.org/malthus-had-it-backwards/

An interesting way to look at how things are compared to then. https://www.humanprogress.org/americans-in-2016-richer-than-john-d-rockefeller-in-1916/

El individuo digno primero. Despues la Patria...nunca el Movimiento. https://twitter.com/HumanProgress/status/1644690385627754496

'In the next 15 years the end will come, and by the end I mean an utter breakdown of the capacity of the planet to support humanity.'– Doomsday preacher Paul Ehrlich in 1970 How did he get it so wrong? @Marian_L_Tupy discusses with @JohnStossel: https://youtu.be/GZmVLpfunzE

Chelsea Follett of @humanprogress: Data Give Hope After Charlottesville Violence. https://t.co/nrYjV7GtN0

Some positive news for your Friday via @humanprogress: food is 22% cheaper now than it was in 1960: http://humanprogress.org/static/2617?utm_content=bufferd01cc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer #ThankAFarmer

The total number of undernourished persons is dropping despite population growth. http://buff.ly/2s4FBME #food

"Capitalist societies promulgate the ideology of individualism, which helps to break down...sexist norms" -@DeanCudd https://t.co/eRAiHqNTxs

2,373 people died in airline crashes in 1972. With nearly 10 times the airline passengers, only 186 died last year: http://buff.ly/2e94BwH