For millennia, everything sucked. Then something magical happened!
What do you think the most significant precipitating factor(s) was/were? Please share your views in the comments!
Chart prepared by Luke Muehlhauser
A Logarithmic Scale Suggests the Enlightenment as the Original Precipitating Factor
Plotting this on a logarithmic scale suggests the first consistent upticks came around the advent of the Scientific method and the Enlightenment (1500 AD) and then the exploded at the industrial revolution.
Important Historical Events
