Celebrating the World’s 8Billionth Person with … Lots and Lots of Charts
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pDear Capitolisters,/p
pThis week’s edition will be short and chart‐heavy, as we’re all busy making Thanksgiving stuffing and traveling to or trying to avoid our families./p
pSpeaking of giving thanks, last week saw the world welcome—per U.N. estimates, at least—its 8nbsp;embillionth/em human. The news was a href=https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://thedispatch.lt.acemlna.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=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;sig=BM7x4e3FV6RifTAQQLTPteb2B9Jmo5Gnu88G4usBiNZGamp;iat=1669230938amp;a=%7C%7C651308815%7C%7Camp;account=thedispatch%2Eactivehosted%2Ecomamp;email=JfuohNenCoMqJ%2FRx9lEjM8PHscJHbbOnxyOvPlnI2kE%3Damp;s=538ef4669d5a9bfef4e2d943611ed1aeamp;i=189A237A5A5939___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjZkMjUwMmM0NzAwYWRlMDA2YzRjNWE2YjlhMWUwNjI2OjY6NmU2ODpjMTJhMzQxZWVkOWQ1YmE4YzNkMzQzMTExYzMxOTRhYzkxNmZlN2I5YzBiZTBlMjBmNjU0NTI0YTE1MmQxMTVmOmg6VA rel=noopener noreferrer target=_blankgreeted/a by the usual a href=https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://thedispatch.lt.acemlna.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=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;sig=AHvhnLniXhHUtW2v46hyzKvzPDoDqi4Xf4LDRdbDymDxamp;iat=1669230938amp;a=%7C%7C651308815%7C%7Camp;account=thedispatch%2Eactivehosted%2Ecomamp;email=JfuohNenCoMqJ%2FRx9lEjM8PHscJHbbOnxyOvPlnI2kE%3Damp;s=538ef4669d5a9bfef4e2d943611ed1aeamp;i=189A237A5A5940___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjZkMjUwMmM0NzAwYWRlMDA2YzRjNWE2YjlhMWUwNjI2OjY6NjdlMzoxMWQ4ZmY1MTZmYWJlZTE5OThkODRiMTQwNjEyMWY1OTNmYTIwN2JmOWFmZjEzYWExYmY0ZGU1MTcyNWFkZjg2Omg6VA rel=noopener noreferrer target=_blankconcern/a and consternation about population growth, strained resources, and overconsumption—especially in fast‐growing places like Nigeria or India. Yet by an array of metrics, the long‐term trajectory of life on Earth has been overwhelmingly positive (though, surely, things could always be even better). So this Thanksgiving, Inbsp;invite you to sit back, pour anbsp;warm glass of gravy, and take this moment to be thankful you’re living in today’s world—and emespecially/em in today’s United States—instead of the one that greeted its 4nbsp;billionth inhabitant back in the good ol’ 1970s./p
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pAnd here are anbsp;bunch of charts to prove it./p
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pHappy #Chartsgiving, everyone./p
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pstrongHuman Health/strong/p
pLet’s start with the most basic of issues—human health. a href=https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://thedispatch.lt.acemlna.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=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;sig=HfUbsRmKZeasKCuYBLef42okRDsEismUtKuBk3RYo8A5amp;iat=1669230938amp;a=%7C%7C651308815%7C%7Camp;account=thedispatch%2Eactivehosted%2Ecomamp;email=JfuohNenCoMqJ%2FRx9lEjM8PHscJHbbOnxyOvPlnI2kE%3Damp;s=538ef4669d5a9bfef4e2d943611ed1aeamp;i=189A237A5A5941___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjZkMjUwMmM0NzAwYWRlMDA2YzRjNWE2YjlhMWUwNjI2OjY6OGMwMTpkMzIxYWI0YzQwYjk0MjZiMjMzNTc4NzBlOWRlODdmMDk4OTBlZWZjMDU0NTBiZTU4YWJlNWM5NGMyNGY2NTY4Omg6VA rel=noopener noreferrer target=_blankChild mortality/a is down dramatically, in basically every country (feel free to click through and make your own charts):/p
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pMeanwhile, people born today—almost anywhere on the planet—can expect to live a href=https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://thedispatch.lt.acemlna.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=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;sig=8AapGkrVUjQQBqdPpQiLB2v82kkvUNJBWEp8aE5YnAgJamp;iat=1669230938amp;a=%7C%7C651308815%7C%7Camp;account=thedispatch%2Eactivehosted%2Ecomamp;email=JfuohNenCoMqJ%2FRx9lEjM8PHscJHbbOnxyOvPlnI2kE%3Damp;s=538ef4669d5a9bfef4e2d943611ed1aeamp;i=189A237A5A5942___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjZkMjUwMmM0NzAwYWRlMDA2YzRjNWE2YjlhMWUwNjI2OjY6YTAyYjpiY2IyZTQ5MjcwYjQxY2NlY2Y3YWM1NDY1NmIzZTAzOWY5ZTY3MGNkZGRkOGFhYzVjYzgyMGQ4NjdiOTA5OGYxOmg6VA rel=noopener noreferrer target=_blankmuch longer/a than their counterparts born anbsp;few decades ago (gray lines are other countries):/p
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pAlso, far fewer people are dying from a href=https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://thedispatch.lt.acemlna.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=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amp;sig=8FydHVcE8UetnCRmRGLggL9UPuXWBdDQLoQEAJkdt6k5amp;iat=1669230938amp;a=%7C%7C651308815%7C%7Camp;account=thedispatch%2Eactivehosted%2Ecomamp;email=JfuohNenCoMqJ%2FRx9lEjM8PHscJHbbOnxyOvPlnI2kE%3Damp;s=538ef4669d5a9bfef4e2d943611ed1aeamp;i=189A237A5A5943___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjZkMjUwMmM0NzAwYWRlMDA2YzRjNWE2YjlhMWUwNjI2OjY6NzJlZTpkMzNiZDg2YjRkY2YyYzg3MTgxOWMzZGM4NWFkOGFlODY2MWU2NTE0ODQzOTc1ODM2ZDc3N2I3NGEwMjcxOGY2Omg6VA rel=noopener noreferrer target=_blankinfectious diseases/a or a href=https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://thedispatch.lt.acemlna.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=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amp;sig=G7miNHncK6sAuNZsv3Y1e2kE7Ex35agAZth4MXiSoEFsamp;iat=1669230938amp;a=%7C%7C651308815%7C%7Camp;account=thedispatch%2Eactivehosted%2Ecomamp;email=JfuohNenCoMqJ%2FRx9lEjM8PHscJHbbOnxyOvPlnI2kE%3Damp;s=538ef4669d5a9bfef4e2d943611ed1aeamp;i=189A237A5A5944___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjZkMjUwMmM0NzAwYWRlMDA2YzRjNWE2YjlhMWUwNjI2OjY6YTdlODozZDFkNzNkNzFmOWU1MDZkMDZlN2RiZTljMTk0M2UzNTc2YzNhOTY5ZDMzYjFjYmQxNjFkOTY0OTQ4ZTU4ZTM4Omg6VA rel=noopener noreferrer target=_blankunsafe water/a—things we hardly even think about here in the United States but which are anbsp;real threat elsewhere./p
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pOf course, Americans emdo/em have some health issues—obesity, drug use, etc.—but we’re still better off than our parents by all sorts of health metrics, such as a href=https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://thedispatch.lt.acemlna.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=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amp;sig=HBbhgywGxsBsHknU3SSJJDpMyrgWAi33s5xFcmxSPsiRamp;iat=1669230938amp;a=%7C%7C651308815%7C%7Camp;account=thedispatch%2Eactivehosted%2Ecomamp;email=JfuohNenCoMqJ%2FRx9lEjM8PHscJHbbOnxyOvPlnI2kE%3Damp;s=538ef4669d5a9bfef4e2d943611ed1aeamp;i=189A237A5A5945___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjZkMjUwMmM0NzAwYWRlMDA2YzRjNWE2YjlhMWUwNjI2OjY6ZjI4NzoyNzZmY2Q5OGYxNDI1MzVmNmFiNzg2NWZmMDU5ZDJlNGUxZTdjZDU4NDc0YTM3ZTkyNmIyMGZiOWQwY2ZkMTZiOmg6VA rel=noopener noreferrer target=_blankheart disease or cancer survival/a:/p
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pAs shown at that link, we’re also able to eat healthier, thanks to anbsp;bounty of fresh fruits and vegetables that most Americans in the 1970s could only dream of./p
pstrongIncomes, Poverty, and Work/strong/p
pHumans have also gotten wealthier (though, again, there’s still more to do). For example, anbsp;person born today is a href=https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://thedispatch.lt.acemlna.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=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amp;sig=7VJhAsdRFkk5bfSMkkCRKbumtcN6vdNLGms8gzLWRDGRamp;iat=1669230938amp;a=%7C%7C651308815%7C%7Camp;account=thedispatch%2Eactivehosted%2Ecomamp;email=JfuohNenCoMqJ%2FRx9lEjM8PHscJHbbOnxyOvPlnI2kE%3Damp;s=538ef4669d5a9bfef4e2d943611ed1aeamp;i=189A237A5A5946___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjZkMjUwMmM0NzAwYWRlMDA2YzRjNWE2YjlhMWUwNjI2OjY6M2NjNzo5MzA5ZTdjZmMxZDJmOWQzMThkNTA1M2I5NjRiMzAyOGIwOTMzMzUwNjk4YzkzYzc3MDYxZDgyMDAxYzdlYjc2Omg6VA rel=noopener noreferrer target=_blankfar less likely/a to live in abject poverty than he or she was just anbsp;couple decades ago:/p
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pMedian incomes have a href=https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://thedispatch.lt.acemlna.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=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amp;sig=Ef586UUgDmGL8ZoUX2Po5Nhnk5uwpSnVDSQ6HES7gvEVamp;iat=1669230938amp;a=%7C%7C651308815%7C%7Camp;account=thedispatch%2Eactivehosted%2Ecomamp;email=JfuohNenCoMqJ%2FRx9lEjM8PHscJHbbOnxyOvPlnI2kE%3Damp;s=538ef4669d5a9bfef4e2d943611ed1aeamp;i=189A237A5A5947___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjZkMjUwMmM0NzAwYWRlMDA2YzRjNWE2YjlhMWUwNjI2OjY6YWFkZDpkZTQ1ODc2ZTA3ZTA3NjA0ODdlMTkxY2FkMzRlMzEzMWI3MTdhZWVmMWY2NGU4ZGYzNjI2ZTIzNTMwN2Q2ZTUyOmg6VA rel=noopener noreferrer target=_blankalso generally increased/a—and not simply because of China’s rise, either./p
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pChild labor, on the other hand, has a href=https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://thedispatch.lt.acemlna.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuaWxvLm9yZyUyRndjbXNwNSUyRmdyb3VwcyUyRnB1YmxpYyUyRi0tLWVkX25vcm0lMkYtLS1pcGVjJTJGZG9jdW1lbnRzJTJGcHVibGljYXRpb24lMkZ3Y21zXzc5NzUxNS5wZGYlM0Z1dG1fc291cmNlJTNEQWN0aXZlQ2FtcGFpZ24lMjZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtJTNEZW1haWwlMjZ1dG1fY29udGVudCUzRENlbGVicmF0aW5nJTJCdGhlJTJCV29ybGQlMkJzJTJCOCUyQkJpbGxpb250aCUyQlBlcnNvbiUyQldpdGglMkIlMkIlMkJMb3RzJTJCYW5kJTJCTG90cyUyQm9mJTJCQ2hhcnRzJTI2dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduJTNEQ2VsZWJyYXRpbmclMkJ0aGUlMkJXb3JsZCUyQnMlMkI4JTJCQmlsbGlvbnRoJTJCUGVyc29uJTJCV2l0aCUyQiUyQiUyQkxvdHMlMkJhbmQlMkJMb3RzJTJCb2YlMkJDaGFydHM=amp;sig=9PNXFeqDnmZjWGkx34YvTMUrBxNbsFEAZFjzMTMmYHckamp;iat=1669230938amp;a=%7C%7C651308815%7C%7Camp;account=thedispatch%2Eactivehosted%2Ecomamp;email=JfuohNenCoMqJ%2FRx9lEjM8PHscJHbbOnxyOvPlnI2kE%3Damp;s=538ef4669d5a9bfef4e2d943611ed1aeamp;i=189A237A5A5948___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjZkMjUwMmM0NzAwYWRlMDA2YzRjNWE2YjlhMWUwNjI2OjY6OWQ5ZTo4M2FmNzhmY2M5Y2Y4NTczODJiYTA2YTk1MDFiOGI0ZDM0OTliZDQyODMwNDRjZDNkOGIzZTI1ZDg1NGQ0ZGEwOmg6VA rel=noopener noreferrer target=_blankdeclined/a over the last couple decades (though the pandemic stunted that improvement):/p
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pAnd gains have been particularly pronounced for young girls:/p
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pRelatedly, children around the world are a href=https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://thedispatch.lt.acemlna.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=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amp;sig=GE95C9D75QL2Qs2ocujNuJvExuXwVrCCUDaQ6autJHRyamp;iat=1669230938amp;a=%7C%7C651308815%7C%7Camp;account=thedispatch%2Eactivehosted%2Ecomamp;email=JfuohNenCoMqJ%2FRx9lEjM8PHscJHbbOnxyOvPlnI2kE%3Damp;s=538ef4669d5a9bfef4e2d943611ed1aeamp;i=189A237A5A5949___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjZkMjUwMmM0NzAwYWRlMDA2YzRjNWE2YjlhMWUwNjI2OjY6ZjA2ZDplMWRiNmE2YTE2YzllYmQ5NmQ3MTZiYTNjMzUxNmRiNDczMjY2M2MyZDExNmFhY2FkNjA2NDc3NTI3ZWU2ZGRmOmg6VA rel=noopener noreferrer target=_blankgetting more years of schooling/a:/p
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pAnd, finally, it’s important to note that oft‐maligned globalization has been anbsp;big (though certainly not the only) driver of these gains, and that growth in the developing world a href=https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://thedispatch.lt.acemlna.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=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amp;sig=613W16wVn5YSUAE7nS4erTNUxk1i3xrf7MFcRAoqwStKamp;iat=1669230938amp;a=%7C%7C651308815%7C%7Camp;account=thedispatch%2Eactivehosted%2Ecomamp;email=JfuohNenCoMqJ%2FRx9lEjM8PHscJHbbOnxyOvPlnI2kE%3Damp;s=538ef4669d5a9bfef4e2d943611ed1aeamp;i=189A237A5A5950___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjZkMjUwMmM0NzAwYWRlMDA2YzRjNWE2YjlhMWUwNjI2OjY6MWQxOTpiM2E4OTIxZDU0YWJhNTE4ZjA1OTdhODI1ZmZlN2RlNDIxZmE5ZDRiOWU1NjAwNzRjNWY5NjJmMzFiOWNmZWIyOmg6VA rel=noopener noreferrer target=_blankdidn’t come/a at the developed world’s expense:/p
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pstrongHunger and Food Production/strong/p
pHumans today are also better nourished than they were decades ago. We’re a href=https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://thedispatch.lt.acemlna.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=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amp;sig=3Aye2fmq3jV1vQH9LmN7EFgMMe4QW1EebdH6TEeANc8Gamp;iat=1669230938amp;a=%7C%7C651308815%7C%7Camp;account=thedispatch%2Eactivehosted%2Ecomamp;email=JfuohNenCoMqJ%2FRx9lEjM8PHscJHbbOnxyOvPlnI2kE%3Damp;s=538ef4669d5a9bfef4e2d943611ed1aeamp;i=189A237A5A5951___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjZkMjUwMmM0NzAwYWRlMDA2YzRjNWE2YjlhMWUwNjI2OjY6MzlkZDpmMDc5MDUyN2ZjMTUyMjFhNDk4ZmRlZmEwNmViODQ4YTAwNjdiZTc4ZWRkMmZkMjIzODU1ZjA5NDVlMTA1MzRlOmg6VA rel=noopener noreferrer target=_blankeating more calories/a (which is anbsp;good and important thing unless you’re rich and spoiled in anbsp;place like the U.S.):/p
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pAnd thus a href=https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://thedispatch.lt.acemlna.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZvdXJ3b3JsZGluZGF0YS5vcmclMkZodW5nZXItYW5kLXVuZGVybm91cmlzaG1lbnQlM0Z1dG1fc291cmNlJTNEQWN0aXZlQ2FtcGFpZ24lMjZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtJTNEZW1haWwlMjZ1dG1fY29udGVudCUzRENlbGVicmF0aW5nJTJCdGhlJTJCV29ybGQlMkJzJTJCOCUyQkJpbGxpb250aCUyQlBlcnNvbiUyQldpdGglMkIlMkIlMkJMb3RzJTJCYW5kJTJCTG90cyUyQm9mJTJCQ2hhcnRzJTI2dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduJTNEQ2VsZWJyYXRpbmclMkJ0aGUlMkJXb3JsZCUyQnMlMkI4JTJCQmlsbGlvbnRoJTJCUGVyc29uJTJCV2l0aCUyQiUyQiUyQkxvdHMlMkJhbmQlMkJMb3RzJTJCb2YlMkJDaGFydHM=amp;sig=3fMtpZbY9hiTaJZzqh8DDMAuAfAfswh8zk2pe8Cse2rcamp;iat=1669230938amp;a=%7C%7C651308815%7C%7Camp;account=thedispatch%2Eactivehosted%2Ecomamp;email=JfuohNenCoMqJ%2FRx9lEjM8PHscJHbbOnxyOvPlnI2kE%3Damp;s=538ef4669d5a9bfef4e2d943611ed1aeamp;i=189A237A5A5952___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjZkMjUwMmM0NzAwYWRlMDA2YzRjNWE2YjlhMWUwNjI2OjY6NjRmMjoxOTE4NWE2MGRiMjIxZjI5ZGE4N2Y1Nzk5YjljNjcxZjc5ZjU5MjdiYTFkOGYxYjI5NGQ1ZDJlYWM0ZWQyZjg1Omg6VA rel=noopener noreferrer target=_blankundernourishment/a has declined substantially:/p
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pTrade is anbsp;big reason for these gains, but another is the a href=https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://thedispatch.lt.acemlna.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZvdXJ3b3JsZGluZGF0YS5vcmclMkZwZWFrLWFncmljdWx0dXJlLWxhbmQlM0Z1dG1fc291cmNlJTNEQWN0aXZlQ2FtcGFpZ24lMjZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtJTNEZW1haWwlMjZ1dG1fY29udGVudCUzRENlbGVicmF0aW5nJTJCdGhlJTJCV29ybGQlMkJzJTJCOCUyQkJpbGxpb250aCUyQlBlcnNvbiUyQldpdGglMkIlMkIlMkJMb3RzJTJCYW5kJTJCTG90cyUyQm9mJTJCQ2hhcnRzJTI2dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduJTNEQ2VsZWJyYXRpbmclMkJ0aGUlMkJXb3JsZCUyQnMlMkI4JTJCQmlsbGlvbnRoJTJCUGVyc29uJTJCV2l0aCUyQiUyQiUyQkxvdHMlMkJhbmQlMkJMb3RzJTJCb2YlMkJDaGFydHM=amp;sig=8QuvR16EdTg49j9QpT8Fd8YJBs5z2DjLReE421x6ftqBamp;iat=1669230938amp;a=%7C%7C651308815%7C%7Camp;account=thedispatch%2Eactivehosted%2Ecomamp;email=JfuohNenCoMqJ%2FRx9lEjM8PHscJHbbOnxyOvPlnI2kE%3Damp;s=538ef4669d5a9bfef4e2d943611ed1aeamp;i=189A237A5A5953___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjZkMjUwMmM0NzAwYWRlMDA2YzRjNWE2YjlhMWUwNjI2OjY6NzA4YTo3Y2RlODZmMDVlMjI5YjhmNGZjMmM1YzFjYTNkMTYzNTU5YmZjNDAzMTYyZmE4OGYyMTE2NTk2OTc5MmU4YjVhOmg6VA target=_blankdramatic improvement/a in agricultural productivity (meaning we produce more food with less land):/p
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pstrongResource Abundance and Continued Environmental Gains/strong/p
pAs Inbsp;noted in my a href=https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://thedispatch.lt.acemlna.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=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amp;sig=Fq29tiZsLArpss54s8bE8HK3iszVnK2HqMHZsKPVzvjamp;iat=1669230938amp;a=%7C%7C651308815%7C%7Camp;account=thedispatch%2Eactivehosted%2Ecomamp;email=JfuohNenCoMqJ%2FRx9lEjM8PHscJHbbOnxyOvPlnI2kE%3Damp;s=538ef4669d5a9bfef4e2d943611ed1aeamp;i=189A237A5A5954___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjZkMjUwMmM0NzAwYWRlMDA2YzRjNWE2YjlhMWUwNjI2OjY6NTEwOTo2MDlhYjFmNGFlYzljNTlkMThjYTFhMzk1MDQ5MTZmNWM5ZDg3M2M1NTNlMDM0NTY4ZjVkMGE5Y2I5MDliZGY0Omg6VA target=_blankreview of the new book emSuperabundance/em/a, anbsp;wide range of natural resources have become more abundant—handily outpacing population growth (and thus generating “superabundance”). Here’s one more example from the book (and in this a href=https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://thedispatch.lt.acemlna.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuaHVtYW5wcm9ncmVzcy5vcmclMkZ0aGUtc2ltb24tYWJ1bmRhbmNlLWluZGV4LTIwMjIlMkYlM0Z1dG1fc291cmNlJTNEQWN0aXZlQ2FtcGFpZ24lMjZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtJTNEZW1haWwlMjZ1dG1fY29udGVudCUzRENlbGVicmF0aW5nJTJCdGhlJTJCV29ybGQlMkJzJTJCOCUyQkJpbGxpb250aCUyQlBlcnNvbiUyQldpdGglMkIlMkIlMkJMb3RzJTJCYW5kJTJCTG90cyUyQm9mJTJCQ2hhcnRzJTI2dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduJTNEQ2VsZWJyYXRpbmclMkJ0aGUlMkJXb3JsZCUyQnMlMkI4JTJCQmlsbGlvbnRoJTJCUGVyc29uJTJCV2l0aCUyQiUyQiUyQkxvdHMlMkJhbmQlMkJMb3RzJTJCb2YlMkJDaGFydHM=amp;sig=9eWTX4faHwwRR8u9tvYFo5KT9qX1x4hV1sW3iSSP6jn2amp;iat=1669230938amp;a=%7C%7C651308815%7C%7Camp;account=thedispatch%2Eactivehosted%2Ecomamp;email=JfuohNenCoMqJ%2FRx9lEjM8PHscJHbbOnxyOvPlnI2kE%3Damp;s=538ef4669d5a9bfef4e2d943611ed1aeamp;i=189A237A5A5955___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjZkMjUwMmM0NzAwYWRlMDA2YzRjNWE2YjlhMWUwNjI2OjY6NmI1Zjo1Y2JjMDYzZmM1NmY3OGU2MmUzOGYwNGUxODRlZDRhNmM4NzQ3MjZlOTI1OTA2NzQ2NjAwZGFkMjBlZjkwYzI0Omg6VA target=_blankrecent article/a): the abundance of 50 basic commodities—including food, energy, materials, minerals, and metals—since 1980:/p
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pAs the emSuperabundance /emauthors discuss, one big driver of our growing resource abundance is humans’ persistent effort to conserve resources—to “make emmore/em from emless/em” (often for selfish, profit‐driven reasons—oh no!). This “dematerialization” was documented in anbsp;book of the a href=https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://thedispatch.lt.acemlna.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=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;sig=GF4SwAbcvpdssYo9SxJRrgHu9SA9PZ4vVuDJKg6Ex74zamp;iat=1669230938amp;a=%7C%7C651308815%7C%7Camp;account=thedispatch%2Eactivehosted%2Ecomamp;email=JfuohNenCoMqJ%2FRx9lEjM8PHscJHbbOnxyOvPlnI2kE%3Damp;s=538ef4669d5a9bfef4e2d943611ed1aeamp;i=189A237A5A5956___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjZkMjUwMmM0NzAwYWRlMDA2YzRjNWE2YjlhMWUwNjI2OjY6ZTk1NjpkM2Q2NWVjZDAxYTMxNmQ0MWI5NGRmOTkzMTA2ZDcyZTg4YTcwNzMxZWFiZGJhNWYzNTdlN2JhOTU2ODM0ZDQzOmg6VA target=_blanksame name/a, which shows it working through the United States:/p
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pOECD data on “material consumption” (i.e., the actual amount of materials used in an economy) show a href=https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://thedispatch.lt.acemlna.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZkYXRhLm9lY2Qub3JnJTJGbWF0ZXJpYWxzJTJGbWF0ZXJpYWwtY29uc3VtcHRpb24uaHRtJTNGdXRtX3NvdXJjZSUzREFjdGl2ZUNhbXBhaWduJTI2dXRtX21lZGl1bSUzRGVtYWlsJTI2dXRtX2NvbnRlbnQlM0RDZWxlYnJhdGluZyUyQnRoZSUyQldvcmxkJTJCcyUyQjglMkJCaWxsaW9udGglMkJQZXJzb24lMkJXaXRoJTJCJTJCJTJCTG90cyUyQmFuZCUyQkxvdHMlMkJvZiUyQkNoYXJ0cyUyNnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbiUzRENlbGVicmF0aW5nJTJCdGhlJTJCV29ybGQlMkJzJTJCOCUyQkJpbGxpb250aCUyQlBlcnNvbiUyQldpdGglMkIlMkIlMkJMb3RzJTJCYW5kJTJCTG90cyUyQm9mJTJCQ2hhcnRzamp;sig=8psxwpRSF5atQjRxMd1rka4poJAo7CoWTgKKED2uZqh7amp;iat=1669230938amp;a=%7C%7C651308815%7C%7Camp;account=thedispatch%2Eactivehosted%2Ecomamp;email=JfuohNenCoMqJ%2FRx9lEjM8PHscJHbbOnxyOvPlnI2kE%3Damp;s=538ef4669d5a9bfef4e2d943611ed1aeamp;i=189A237A5A5957___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjZkMjUwMmM0NzAwYWRlMDA2YzRjNWE2YjlhMWUwNjI2OjY6ZjZiMTphZTRmNzFlMzBiNGZkNTU3YjE4MzJmZmQ1MThlMzM0ZGU0ODRiNDNiMzdmMDUyZWE5MjUxZTM4NDZjY2E5Y2ZlOmg6VA target=_blanksimilar trends/a in Germany, France, the U.K., and many other developed countries./p
pWe’ve also apparently a href=https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://thedispatch.lt.acemlna.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZvdXJ3b3JsZGluZGF0YS5vcmclMkZnbG9iYWwtZm9yZXN0LXRyYW5zaXRpb24lM0Z1dG1fc291cmNlJTNEQWN0aXZlQ2FtcGFpZ24lMjZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtJTNEZW1haWwlMjZ1dG1fY29udGVudCUzRENlbGVicmF0aW5nJTJCdGhlJTJCV29ybGQlMkJzJTJCOCUyQkJpbGxpb250aCUyQlBlcnNvbiUyQldpdGglMkIlMkIlMkJMb3RzJTJCYW5kJTJCTG90cyUyQm9mJTJCQ2hhcnRzJTI2dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduJTNEQ2VsZWJyYXRpbmclMkJ0aGUlMkJXb3JsZCUyQnMlMkI4JTJCQmlsbGlvbnRoJTJCUGVyc29uJTJCV2l0aCUyQiUyQiUyQkxvdHMlMkJhbmQlMkJMb3RzJTJCb2YlMkJDaGFydHM=amp;sig=6rMpdQkvuGwPbnzK1YWUztxFTZSbZ7KVcFvzEnimby51amp;iat=1669230938amp;a=%7C%7C651308815%7C%7Camp;account=thedispatch%2Eactivehosted%2Ecomamp;email=JfuohNenCoMqJ%2FRx9lEjM8PHscJHbbOnxyOvPlnI2kE%3Damp;s=538ef4669d5a9bfef4e2d943611ed1aeamp;i=189A237A5A5958___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjZkMjUwMmM0NzAwYWRlMDA2YzRjNWE2YjlhMWUwNjI2OjY6YTUwOTphMTc4ZWJjY2FkN2JhZDk4ZGEwYzRjN2ZlMWRjNWRhMjY0NGE5NDUzMDFiYjAyNzg3OWZlYzBjYzc1N2U1YmM2Omg6VA target=_blankturned the corner on deforestation/a:/p
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pAnd a href=https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://thedispatch.lt.acemlna.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZkYXRhLm9lY2Qub3JnJTJGY2hhcnQlMkY2VEVhJTNGdXRtX3NvdXJjZSUzREFjdGl2ZUNhbXBhaWduJTI2dXRtX21lZGl1bSUzRGVtYWlsJTI2dXRtX2NvbnRlbnQlM0RDZWxlYnJhdGluZyUyQnRoZSUyQldvcmxkJTJCcyUyQjglMkJCaWxsaW9udGglMkJQZXJzb24lMkJXaXRoJTJCJTJCJTJCTG90cyUyQmFuZCUyQkxvdHMlMkJvZiUyQkNoYXJ0cyUyNnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbiUzRENlbGVicmF0aW5nJTJCdGhlJTJCV29ybGQlMkJzJTJCOCUyQkJpbGxpb250aCUyQlBlcnNvbiUyQldpdGglMkIlMkIlMkJMb3RzJTJCYW5kJTJCTG90cyUyQm9mJTJCQ2hhcnRzamp;sig=7FjKy6agRQkZkCFPvaPMjnVbRFz9nPzJSMqXzqx77aCyamp;iat=1669230938amp;a=%7C%7C651308815%7C%7Camp;account=thedispatch%2Eactivehosted%2Ecomamp;email=JfuohNenCoMqJ%2FRx9lEjM8PHscJHbbOnxyOvPlnI2kE%3Damp;s=538ef4669d5a9bfef4e2d943611ed1aeamp;i=189A237A5A5959___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjZkMjUwMmM0NzAwYWRlMDA2YzRjNWE2YjlhMWUwNjI2OjY6MDhhNjowMDExOWZmZTRmZWMyNDk4MTYyMjhmOTViODAwNWI1NGUyYjE2ZjViZDdkMDdhOTQ4NzA3N2M4NjI1MmY2MDlhOmg6VA target=_blankair pollution/a has decreased—worldwide more recently and in the developed world (OECD economies) over the longer term—and we’ve seen anbsp;pronounced decline in a href=https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://thedispatch.lt.acemlna.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=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amp;sig=CnAnc8bb4XXd1vBFSxXH4jQEZm8kPutn7u4u1pda7P4uamp;iat=1669230938amp;a=%7C%7C651308815%7C%7Camp;account=thedispatch%2Eactivehosted%2Ecomamp;email=JfuohNenCoMqJ%2FRx9lEjM8PHscJHbbOnxyOvPlnI2kE%3Damp;s=538ef4669d5a9bfef4e2d943611ed1aeamp;i=189A237A5A5960___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjZkMjUwMmM0NzAwYWRlMDA2YzRjNWE2YjlhMWUwNjI2OjY6YTdmZTpiY2VkNGE4YmZhNTA0YTlhM2I5YjAwYzgwZmUxNGRkMmE2ZDgwZmQ1MGFlZDQxNzBlYzFjMmRlYzMyMjAxNTdkOmg6VA target=_blankpollution‐related deaths/a pretty much everywhere:/p
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pFinally, we’re seeing anbsp;major a href=https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://thedispatch.lt.acemlna.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuZnQuY29tJTJGY29udGVudCUyRjk2N2UxZDc3LThkM2MtNDI1Ni05MzM5LTZlYTcwMjVjZDVkMyUzRnV0bV9zb3VyY2UlM0RBY3RpdmVDYW1wYWlnbiUyNnV0bV9tZWRpdW0lM0RlbWFpbCUyNnV0bV9jb250ZW50JTNEQ2VsZWJyYXRpbmclMkJ0aGUlMkJXb3JsZCUyQnMlMkI4JTJCQmlsbGlvbnRoJTJCUGVyc29uJTJCV2l0aCUyQiUyQiUyQkxvdHMlMkJhbmQlMkJMb3RzJTJCb2YlMkJDaGFydHMlMjZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ24lM0RDZWxlYnJhdGluZyUyQnRoZSUyQldvcmxkJTJCcyUyQjglMkJCaWxsaW9udGglMkJQZXJzb24lMkJXaXRoJTJCJTJCJTJCTG90cyUyQmFuZCUyQkxvdHMlMkJvZiUyQkNoYXJ0cw==amp;sig=CjpLL1FNRXxV9DG6zfPLDmCnspjyXsBYLjQ6y26rh5dLamp;iat=1669230938amp;a=%7C%7C651308815%7C%7Camp;account=thedispatch%2Eactivehosted%2Ecomamp;email=JfuohNenCoMqJ%2FRx9lEjM8PHscJHbbOnxyOvPlnI2kE%3Damp;s=538ef4669d5a9bfef4e2d943611ed1aeamp;i=189A237A5A5961___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjZkMjUwMmM0NzAwYWRlMDA2YzRjNWE2YjlhMWUwNjI2OjY6ZWE5NTphZDRmMDA3ODgyOTI4YzUxMTVmNTA4NzE3MGNhZWU1MzM5ZDgyMTZmMGNmNWE3N2U4OWEyYzA3ZDNlYmIxMjAyOmg6VA target=_blankdecoupling/a between economic growth and CO2 emissions in dozens of countries—a process that’s accelerating thanks to new energy technologies:/p
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pThus, the best thing we can do for the planet is to make poor countries rich./p
pstrongSumming It All Up/strong/p
pOne could perhaps be forgiven for predicting planetary doom when the world’s population hit 4nbsp;billion back in 1974. Just anbsp;few years earlier, the wildly popular eco‐pessimist Paul Ehrlich published his bestselling book, a href=https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://thedispatch.lt.acemlna.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZlbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnJTJGd2lraSUyRlRoZV9Qb3B1bGF0aW9uX0JvbWIlM0Z1dG1fc291cmNlJTNEQWN0aXZlQ2FtcGFpZ24lMjZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtJTNEZW1haWwlMjZ1dG1fY29udGVudCUzRENlbGVicmF0aW5nJTJCdGhlJTJCV29ybGQlMkJzJTJCOCUyQkJpbGxpb250aCUyQlBlcnNvbiUyQldpdGglMkIlMkIlMkJMb3RzJTJCYW5kJTJCTG90cyUyQm9mJTJCQ2hhcnRzJTI2dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduJTNEQ2VsZWJyYXRpbmclMkJ0aGUlMkJXb3JsZCUyQnMlMkI4JTJCQmlsbGlvbnRoJTJCUGVyc29uJTJCV2l0aCUyQiUyQiUyQkxvdHMlMkJhbmQlMkJMb3RzJTJCb2YlMkJDaGFydHM=amp;sig=FSJCUyyRTaeokaUGpnNfp1nj3FhARF6PUYA7t2cBUoXJamp;iat=1669230938amp;a=%7C%7C651308815%7C%7Camp;account=thedispatch%2Eactivehosted%2Ecomamp;email=JfuohNenCoMqJ%2FRx9lEjM8PHscJHbbOnxyOvPlnI2kE%3Damp;s=538ef4669d5a9bfef4e2d943611ed1aeamp;i=189A237A5A5962___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjZkMjUwMmM0NzAwYWRlMDA2YzRjNWE2YjlhMWUwNjI2OjY6MGZkMDo0OTJkYTY3NWJhNmJjNGIyM2VlYzhjYzJlZjM4ZmIwMmE3MzRlMzYzNDQ0YzM0MTdiMGU0Yjk1OTc2NTJhZWFiOmg6VA target=_blankemThe Population Bomb/em/a, which famously opened by declaring that “The battle to feed all of humanity is over. In the 1970s hundreds of millions of people will starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked upon now.” As thoroughly documented in emSuperabundance/em, this kind of eco‐hysteria was rampant throughout the 1970s, as my two favorite non‐Ehrlich quotes in the book hilariously show:/p
ulli“Demographers agree almost unanimously on the following grim timetable: by 1975 widespread famines will begin in India; these will spread by 1990 to include all of India, Pakistan, China and the Near East, Africa. By the year 2000, or conceivably sooner, South and Central America will exist under famine conditions…. By the year 2000, thirty years from now, the entire world, with the exception of Western Europe, North America, and Australia, will be in famine.”—North Texas State University Professor Peter Gunter/li
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ulli“In anbsp;decade, urban dwellers will have to wear gas masks to survive air pollution … by 1985 air pollution will have reduced the amount of sunlight reaching earth by one half.”—a href=https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://thedispatch.lt.acemlna.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=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amp;sig=9RgJfpwKQwGw4Rg7AJKRdU8kFNQysUCewhPvDmpxBAHFamp;iat=1669230938amp;a=%7C%7C651308815%7C%7Camp;account=thedispatch%2Eactivehosted%2Ecomamp;email=JfuohNenCoMqJ%2FRx9lEjM8PHscJHbbOnxyOvPlnI2kE%3Damp;s=538ef4669d5a9bfef4e2d943611ed1aeamp;i=189A237A5A5963___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOjZkMjUwMmM0NzAwYWRlMDA2YzRjNWE2YjlhMWUwNjI2OjY6YjMwYjozOWI0MDQ1MmIyM2MzOGI4ODc5OGZmNDA4MjA3ZTU5N2Y5NjIxOTY2ZjdjMDFmOTg1MDJmMWYwOTgwZjk0NjM1Omg6VA target=_blankemLife Magazine/em, January 1970./a/li
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pMore than 52nbsp;years have passed since those predictions were made, and they’ve all been proven wrong. Indeed, contrary to the pessimists (back then and now), the 8billionth human arrived last week to anbsp;world that is imperfect, sure, but still far better than the one the 4nbsp;billionth found—thanks to the drive and ingenuity of our fellow earthlings. Future challenges remain, but we can and should be confident that they’re conquerable too…as long as we continue to let people conquer them./p
pHappy Thanksgiving./p
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