So you&#x27;re saying that in 80 years, we shouldn&#x27;t have advanced massively as a society?<p>Well the news is in, and we have. But only for those at the top. People at the bottom still work dangerous jobs. Things like mining might be safer than they were before, but they are still very dangerous professions; and these days the job security is worse than it was in the 1930s in such industries. There&#x27;s also the constant assimilation of jobs by automation.<p>Many people in first world countries still can&#x27;t afford shoes, while the richest 1% today are in real terms <i>far</i> wealthier than any 1% has been in the last 100 years.<p>Devoid? Perhaps not. Completely out of touch with reality? Absolutely.