Americans Credit Technology With Improving Their Lives More Than An...

When we look back at how people lived 100 years ago, or even how our grandparents and parents grew up, today in comparison we are surrounded by a great deal of material plenty.

There are many services and goods that we enjoy today as a regular part of living that even the most affluent among us didn't get the pleasure to enjoy only a few decades ago. But how one measures quality of life and living standards is subjective and so some might feel that we are better off day, while others might disagree and think that things were much better in the past.

Today we have the option to travel around the world in a few hours, send a message or video chat with someone in a different country within seconds, deliver a package to someone on the same day, order food that is out of season, enjoy air conditioning in our homes, cars, hotels. Have just about anything delivered straight to our door: dentist services, house cleaning help, food, and a lot more.

Our entertainment options have exploded, we've got wifi and smartphones, flying cars, 3D-printers, cryptocurrency, and drones. All of it made possible by different people who had the idea and invested the time to bring it to life, which couldn't have been accomplished if those individuals didn't have a relative amount of freedom to work and innovate.

Imagine having to grow up without any electric lighting in your home or having to spend the majority of your time doing hard-work in the field growing the food for you and your loved ones to survive etc. From our running water and electricity to wifi and the plethora of entertainment choices available at our fingertips, even the less affluent in society today are still enjoying luxuries that many people could never have dreamed of.

Doesn't mean they aren't still being screwed by the Fed though.

As far as how Americans feel about what the biggest improvement to their lives has been, a recent survey found that roughly 4 out of 10 Americans think technology is responsible for their increased standard of living.

They say that they are living a better life now than they were in the past five decades.

A great deal also responded in saying that they've seen a remarkable improvement in medicine and health, followed by civil/equal rights, and the economy. Seeing an advancement toward peace and an end to ongoing military conflicts however, ranked lowest on the list.

Many people see the technological revolution taking place currently as being one of the most historical events in their lifetimes. And previous surveys have found that roughly 52 percent of Americans see technology as having had a positive impact on society overall.

As far as what people expect to take place in the future:

Roughly 66 percent responded in saying that they believe most forms of cancer will be cured and about 48 percent believe humans will increasingly turn to using some sort of implanted sensors to monitor their medications and food needs etc. Surveys have also found that when it comes to the willingness of Americans to adopt those brain implants, roughly 66 percent have said they wouldn't want one.

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Sources:
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/10/12/four-in-ten-americans-credit-technology-with-improving-life-most-in-the-past-50-years/
http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/07/26/understanding-patterns-in-americans-reactions-to-gene-editing-brain-chip-implants-and-synthetic-blood-transfusions-that-push-boundaries-of-the-human-condition/#is-change-inevitable
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/angella-nazarian/the-technology-revolution_b_4809786.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2017/11/23/10-scientific-phenomena-to-be-thankful-for-today-and-every-day/#57c38f5e6e2b

Americans Credit Technology With Improving Their Lives More Than Anything Else

When we look back at how people lived 100 years ago, or even how our grandparents and parents grew up, today in comparison we are surrounded by a great deal of material plenty.

Doesn't mean they aren't still being screwed by the Fed though.

As far as what people expect to take place in the future:

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