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		cylinder on April 5, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bob Lee, former CTO of Square, has died after bein... Why do Americans keep comparing crime rates to 30-50 years ago? Compare to other societies now. There’s supposed to be progress, and in other places, there has been.

qgin on April 5, 2023 | [–]

Comparing a place to other places can help see what's possible, but comparing a place to itself in the past is how you judge progress, no?

mikeyouse on April 5, 2023 | [–]

Of course they should compare both but how else would you judge progress but to look at the same city over a period of time?

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