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This is something I agree with 100%. I'm always amused by techno lovers who insist that just because we have iPhones now, we're somehow happier.

Everyone on Earth can live like the kings of yesteryear, if just a few rich cunts stopped being so selfish

I refer back to the quoted passage. Says nothing about happiness. However, objectively, the vast majority of the human race enjoys a standard of living that would make even monarchs of the early 20th century envious.

Seriously, there has never been a better time to be alive in human history.