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Did the generations before us also live with a sense of impending doom and despair about the future or did optimism mostly prevail?

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Aside from the plague times, has the world’s population ever significantly shrunk after being continuously on the rise for a long stretch of time?

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How far back does the “vegetarian for animal welfare reasons” lifestyle go?

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Have people in the more distant past also lived with the fear that a bunch of fools may destroy earth/the planet?

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What was the most equal era/society in history?

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Did scientists at any point back in time feel like they knew everything there is to be known about diseases and mental health disturbances?

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Did the generations before us also live with a sense of impending doom and despair about the future or did optimism mostly prevail?	1934
Aside from the plague times, has the world’s population ever significantly shrunk after being continuously on the rise for a long stretch of time?	2
How far back does the “vegetarian for animal welfare reasons” lifestyle go?	1
Have people in the more distant past also lived with the fear that a bunch of fools may destroy earth/the planet?	1
What was the most equal era/society in history?	1
Did scientists at any point back in time feel like they knew everything there is to be known about diseases and mental health disturbances?	0