When the Pew Research Center asked 43,000 people from 38 countries if the world is better off now than it was 50 years ago, 43 percent said yes while 38 percent said no. Interested in what things the latter group blames for their discontent, Reddit user Madbonkersbean made a post on the platform, asking everyone “What invention has most negatively impacted society?” Here are some of the most upvoted replies they’ve received.
Image credits: Madbonkersbean
jzolg , Pixabay / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
horse1066 , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
iGhast , Darina Belonogova / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
ProbablyBigfoot , Erik Mclean / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Mushu84 , Pixabay / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
wtiger430 , Anna Tarazevich / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
badgersprite , Magda Ehlers / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
TheStankTank , Pixabay / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
BiluochunLvcha , Kuncheek / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
tuvoksnightmare , Karolina Grabowska / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Jarisatis , Pixabay / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
GrumpyGoblin94 , ThisIsEngineering / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
CoffeeAndBrass , Mat Brown / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Flat-Investigator-96 , Jimmy Chan / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
BrianneLassiter , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
EtherealSunseet , Pixabay / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Carnir , Anna Shvets / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
FausttTheeartist , Fandy Much / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Swimming_Sun_1225 , Kerde Severin / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Moon_Jewel90 , Pixabay / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Bojack89 , Jessica Lewis thepaintedsquare / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
beligerentMagpie , Elina Volkova / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
VeryFastTony , alleksana / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
yic0 , Caleb Oquendo / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
night_of_knee , Connor Forsyth / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
dettrick , Mahrael Boutros / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
PrizedMaintenance420 , Alexander Grey / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
SneakyLabradoodle , Expect Best / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Tictacjo Report
LaSage Report
Count2Zero , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
limasxgoesto0 , Teona Swift / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Robertorgan81 , Esra Afşar / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
PamelaOfMosman , MayoFi / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
LuminousLena-Inside Report
FatRascal_ Report
sp3lunk Report
ED_the_Bad , Vlad Vasnetsov / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Doom0nU Report
Howry , Pixabay / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
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