The Interesting Ways Misery Made the Modern World

The role of happiness and prosperity has been well documented in our history. Misery, however, only shows up in the records as an anomaly, even if it’s still quite widespread across the world. While there’s no doubt that there are still many countries living in the most peaceful times of their history, there still seems to be more misery around than should be normal. Despite having progressed enough to develop modern ideas of human rights, democracy, and liberty for all, for some reason, deprivation and hardship are still a regular part of life for many people...
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