On: Why Are Older Americans Drinking So Much?

[emmelaich]

Here's a dashboard: https://ourworldindata.org/

Pick almost anything to see a positive trend.

[forgetfreeman → emmelaich]

Without so much as glancing at that I'm guessing there's a few things missing from whatever "look at this bulging GPD" horseshit is actually there:

- Arable acreage globally

- Topsoil depth/health in agricultural areas globally

- Biodiversity as a simple count of distinct species on the planet

- PFAS contamination (by either sheer area or PPM)

- Atmospheric CO2 and methane PPM

- Geopolitical stability (this one's trending down FAST)

- Healthcare outcomes in the US compared to any other industrialized nation on the planet

- Likelyhood that a nuclear weapon will be used in anger in our lifetime

- Percentage of GDP that makes it into the pockets of people that actually work for a living

I could keep going but why bother.