Relatively speaking

[andrewducker]

[Poll #1332879]
Stolen from a poll here by james_nicoll - apart from the third question which was inspired by drplokta.

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[autopope.livejournal.com]

30 years ago, a billion people lived without adequate food and clean water.

Today a billion people live without adequate food and clean water.

The difference? There are nearly twice as many of us on the planet. As a percentage of population, the serious poverty level has fallen significantly.

[communicator.livejournal.com]

Oh aye, it's a genuine trajectory, but I don't think you can extrapolate it