Are we better off?

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Originally posted by simonm
Are we better off now, in modern day civilisation, than we were, say, four thousand years ago when we were all nomads and hunter/gatherers?

I am better off now than then, considering my desires, hopes and dreams are currently acheivable, while they couldn't have been acheived then.

However, If I had been Born back then, My desires, hopes, and dreams would be different, and mostly acheivable at that time, at which point I would then have said that I was pretty much well off.

Originally posted by simonm

Obviously we are more technologically advanced but are we better off?

From our perspective, yes, we are better off, if we consider we have more choices of lifestyles than we did back then. An individual can choose to live at any point within the range of taking advantage of everything that modern society can offer thru totally shunning all modern conveiniences and living like a mindless brute on a deserted island.

Back then, that range was significantly collapsed more toward the Mindless Brute end.

Originally posted by simonm

Are we happier?

Happyness is Relative, Ignorance a Bliss.

Originally posted by simonm

Have we come closer to perfection?

Define perfection. AND, on an individual basis, some strive to be all that they can be, and some don't, no matter what the time period is.

Originally posted by simonm

Comments would be appreciated...

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