Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon explain why the world is much much better than you think.
We start with a quick recap of a recent Peter Diamandis Piece:
Why the World Is Better Than You Think in 10 Powerful Charts
Phil and Stephen each pick one favorite from the list of charts and provide two additional reasons (not on the list) that the world is better than you think.
Phil’s favorites
Annual cases of Guinea WormEuropean Homicide Rate
(People are better than you think!)
Phil’s Additional reasons:
The Age of Capability
The Possibility Explosion
Stephen’s favorites
Income spent on foodGlobal literacy
Stephen’s Additional reasons:
Global internet usage over time
Ephemeralization of goods and coffeeshopification of everything else.
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