If you agree that we'll always be mortal then there will always be sickness, etc., even without capitalism, and in fact this breakthrough (if it is one) didn't originate in a capitalist system.
With that in mind, liberation is a means, not an end. When I think of it that way I see great progress. Here are 2 examples:
- Sickness: Fluoridation reduces enamel caries in adults by 20%-40%. "Tooth loss is no longer considered inevitable".[1]
- Poverty: The number of humans living in extreme poverty has never been lower[2]
I could keep going but I think you get the point. I agree that we have serious problems in the world, and many of them are getting worse, but in terms of health and wealth, humans as a whole have never had it better. Some of that might actually be _due_ to capitalism, or at least Democracy, which has a hard time existing without it.
With that in mind, liberation is a means, not an end. When I think of it that way I see great progress. Here are 2 examples:
- Sickness: Fluoridation reduces enamel caries in adults by 20%-40%. "Tooth loss is no longer considered inevitable".[1]
- Poverty: The number of humans living in extreme poverty has never been lower[2]
I could keep going but I think you get the point. I agree that we have serious problems in the world, and many of them are getting worse, but in terms of health and wealth, humans as a whole have never had it better. Some of that might actually be _due_ to capitalism, or at least Democracy, which has a hard time existing without it.
[1] https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4841a1.htm
[2] https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/world-population-in-extre...