I believe that the present is not always better than the past. In some cases it is far worse. Many things like war, depressions, natural disasters and epidemics can cause the quality of life to be worse than before.
One example is World War I (WWI) or First World War centered in Europe and began in the summer of 1914 and ended in 1918. More than nine of the 70 million soldiers from Europe were killed in combat during this time. Before the war people went about their business like normal, but during the war people have to give up their jobs to either go fight or work in factories for the army. In these factories women made bullets, bombs, planes, tanks and ships. The iconic image “Rosie the Riveter” showed how many women had to work in factories.
Another example is the great depression. The great depression caused many people to get second and third jobs just to feed themselves. This is far worse than before the depression when America was a thriving country.
A third example is SARS a disease that baffled scientist when they could not find a cure. Most of China was affected and had the immediate reaction of being completely afraid of germs. They walked around with doctors masks on and some even wore rubber gloves. This disease didn’t just stay in china it spread across the whole world.
In conclusion the present isn’t always “better” than the past because of major events like war, depressions, natural disasters and epidemics.
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