“As an example: since 1990 the number of children dying every year has more than halved. That is a tremendous achievement. But share this important fact online and you’ll often get this response: ‘Oh, so you think it’s fine that 5 million children die every year?’ Of course not. That fact is one of the worst things about our world. But **the two facts do not contradict each other. We have made impressive progress, but we still have a long way to go**. ([Location 469](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=469))” --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[skepticism]], [[optimism]], [[two-things-can-be-true]], **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]