We live in the luckiest era in history, and here's why

Enrichment rooted in capitalism has made life better in so many ways, including ones that touch very close to home. It's worth considering if you favor systemic change.

By John Phelan
December 23, 2019 — 5:48pm

In 1860, the share of the global population that died in the first five years of life was 41%, the author writes. In 2017, it was 4%.

This is my first Christmas without my dad, who passed away in April after a battle with cancer. It was a difficult time, and one thing that helped was messages from friends.

One friend, who lost his own father in 2018, wrote that, however painful it was, children burying their parents is the “natural” way of things.-- excerpt, rest at link above --

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He makes some very good points.