The things we considered to be luxurious or expensive are now cheap and inferior today (Black and white TVs, Laundary machines, having 2 cars).
It is defnietly within the reach of many first world country citizens to go around the world. I could travel from Michigan to New Jersey in a few hours for 200 bucks.
We're able to communicate with each other instantly with the internet, and not to mention all the stuff (legal and pirated) we get to enjoy.
I mean, am I seeing it too materialisticly and being too consumeristic? I mean, I don't believe materials and consuming them is enough to be happy, but I think we've made huge progress. The utility we get from all of our technology and products are huge I think. I mean, we never think about how much basic stuff like tap water, heating, sanitation, lighting, etc makes life so much better for all of us. The poor person of today is so much better off than the peasent of the Medieval Ages.
There's definetly work to be done, but I think we came a long way... anyone else feel that people don't appreciate what they already have today?
