These “decadence” pieces are really only written by people who are in the top 1% or at a minimum 10% of the global wealth distribution. Life doesn’t look so decadent to the median human. For the median human in the world (meaning, a Chinese or Indian peasant), 1970 resembled 1920 far more than 2020 and more progress was made in the 2000s than the 1960s. If you’re too decadent and want a grand mission to give your life meaning, how about trying to extend the ability to be decadent to more of the human population than the maybe 10-20% who enjoy that ability today?
From the comments on Marginal Revolution
From the comments on Marginal Revolution
From the comments on Marginal Revolution
These “decadence” pieces are really only written by people who are in the top 1% or at a minimum 10% of the global wealth distribution. Life doesn’t look so decadent to the median human. For the median human in the world (meaning, a Chinese or Indian peasant), 1970 resembled 1920 far more than 2020 and more progress was made in the 2000s than the 1960s. If you’re too decadent and want a grand mission to give your life meaning, how about trying to extend the ability to be decadent to more of the human population than the maybe 10-20% who enjoy that ability today?