Chapter 1HOW ARE WE?
A Quick Review: Current State of Affairs
Earth is 4.54 billion years old, within an error range of 50 million years.
According to the Population Reference Bureau, since then an estimated 107 billion people in total have lived on our planet. Just a tiny proportion of those has made a truly global impact by providing the world with new technology, transportation, medicine, education, or in other ways that have made the world a better place. I am aware that not everyone can make a global impact or has the urge to, and being a great parent, an inspiring teacher or a doctor makes the world a better place…
I am simply exploring how many out of the 107 billion could have done more, been more, seen more, achieved more, contributed ...
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