Friday, May 24, 2013

Charts That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity - Business Insider

Lately, it feels like the news has been dominated by tragedies: natural disasters, evil people, and sometimes just carelessness.

But it would be a mistake to become cynical.

We've put together 31 charts that we think will help restore your faith in humanity.

It's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

"The Improving State of the World" (c) Cato Institute 2007. Used with permission

It's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

It's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

It's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

It's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

"The Improving State of the World" (c) Cato Institute 2007. Used with permission.

It's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

It's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

It's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

It's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

It's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

It's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

It's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

It's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

"The Improving State of the World" (c) Cato Institute 2007. Used with permission

It's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

It's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon

It's Getting Better All The Time / Stephen Moore & Julian Simon


BONUS: It takes less and less time to buy all kinds of stuff. A bicycle in 1895 used to take 260 working hours to buy. By 1997 it was down to 7.2.

(Special thanks to Cato Institute's "Improving State of the World" for some of the charts)

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/charts-that-will-restore-your-faith-in-humanity-2013-5

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