🌍 If you live to the age of twenty, you will have lived longer than most humans in history. You will have experienced more moments and opportunities than most people ever had.

👥 117 billion modern humans have ever existed, with 8 billion alive in 2024. This means roughly 7% of all humans who ever lived are alive today.

📈 The global population has grown significantly, especially in the last 200 years. In 1800, there were only 1 billion humans, and around 1 CE, the population was just 300 million.

🕰️ 60 billion humans lived before 100 CE, despite fewer people being around then. Most people died young, leading to a lower life expectancy.

👶 Today, the average global life expectancy is around 73 years. Historically, child mortality rates were very high, with 50% of children in 1750 Bavaria dying before age 15.

📉 In the past, life expectancy could be as low as 10 years due to high child mortality. Birth rates were often much higher, but many children did not survive.

🌟 Today, child mortality is around 4%, and most newborns survive infancy. We experience 50-60 years more than most humans throughout history.

📜 Historically, most humans did not experience the advancements we take for granted today. Half of all humans never knew modern inventions or concepts.

🚀 To exist now, with access to knowledge and technology, is a remarkable wonder. We are the unlikely beneficiaries of human ingenuity.

💡 Humanity has created a reality filled with opportunities and knowledge. We critique and squander what we have, but we should appreciate our existence.

🌱 The world is fertile for innovation, and humanity is both a planter and harvester of wonders. Our next targets may include immortality, happiness, and divinity.