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Why do "Babyboomers" appear to be sicker?
Just Want to Talk | Last Active: Jul 24, 2023 | Replies (34)Comment receiving replies
I understand the perspective here, but my grandparents were immigrants who fled for their lives. They suffered from malnutrition, TB, oppression, poverty, lack of education, and more. My life has been much much easier than theirs were--because of them. My mom's parents died at 70 and 72 and considered themselves very lucky to have lived so long. My grandfather's mother died giving birth to him--a difficult start in life that I never had to worry about either as a kid or a mom. I think the world is different, but not necessarily worse. My grandmother was illiterate and I have a Master's degree. I don't want to see the past with rose-colored glasses.
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I'm very sorry to hear what your family went through. My grandparents fled religious persecution, and no doubt I grew up in a safe country, which was enjoying a good moment in terms of economy, human values, etc.
I agree with you about rose-tinted glasses - when regarding any era. Quite apart from any other reason, because numerous people are right now living in dire conditions and were "in the old days" too.
My view is that earth is a planet on which creatures have always been subject to illness, natural disasters and predators. I just think that humans, in their quest to become "safer" have redistributed the suffering (some enjoy less, many endure far more) and have invented some new problems that God/ nature hadn't thought of - like DDT, among many others.