
These Billionaires Believe We Are Living In The Best of Times, But Is That True? Here’s The Answer!

Many of us wonder what life would’ve been like had we been alive a hundred years ago. The past certainly seems like a simpler time, and for those who have started to find technology a bit too disruptive, the ways of our ancestors seem ideal.
That’s not all. Thanks to social media, news about all that is going wrong in the world spreads like wildfire across borders, building up a perception that perhaps humanity is heading towards oblivion.

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According to Warren Buffett, America is becoming richer and hence improving in terms of the average standard of living
But some of the richest people in the world don’t seem to agree with our notion. According to them, the present is certainly a gift, a time to be cherished as humanity has not lived in better circumstances. While this may be difficult to digest for some of us, according to Elon Musk, the desire to live in the past stems from a lack of understanding about our social history.
Musk Explains Why We Need To Be Thankful
Speaking to an audience at an event organized by the prestigious California Academy of Sciences, Musk highlighted that any individual with a deeper knowledge of how human beings have suffered in the past would not wish to live in any other time than the present.

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Elon Musk certainly does not want to go back in time
According to him, although there is a general perception that the present, as well as the future condition of humanity, is worse than it was in the good old days, a simple comparison of current comforts with past difficulties should resolve any doubts that we are indeed living in the best time human beings have ever experienced throughout their existence.
Bill Gates Offering Supporting Argument
Musk is not the only one presenting the notion that we need to cherish the present and remain hopeful about a better future. According to Bill Gates, the billionaire who founded Microsoft, there are many examples present within history which can instantaneously help us understand how we are much better off compared to had we been born in the last century.

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Having a lot of knowledge when it comes to human history, Bill Gates agrees that the present is definitely much better than the past
For example, back in the early 1900s, it took around 11 hours on average per week for a person to just wash clothes, a task which we are now able to perform in under two hours, that too with minimal effort. Gates also proved that human intelligence has also improved over the years, with the average brain experiencing a three-point increase in its IQ every decade simply because we have access to healthier foods providing more complete nutrition.
Warren Buffett Gives His Two Cents
And then comes Warren Buffett, one of the richest people on the planet and undoubtedly a genius when it comes to business. According to him, while we need to address some issues which are becoming worse day by day, such as the growing income inequality in the US, the country is still growing when it comes to its overall wealth which, in turn, is improving the average standard of living. Buffett is a firm believer that, as has become evident in history, with every human generation, the living standard rises.
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