• Piemanding
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      3 days ago

      I’m now wondering if we ever had the highest standard of living or if it was just propaganda.

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        2 days ago

        I think the baby boomers* immediately after the post war up until ~1970 legit had the highest standard of living in the modern world.

        The reason why I think it’s legit is because most of the potential/later competitors were picking up the bombed out pieces post war.

        *the straight white male ones of middle class means and up