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  Listen now · 7:18 TLDR: The poorest person alive today lives better than the richest king of 500 years ago. Instant communication, food year-round, air conditioning, toilets, AI in your pocket. This newsletter asks: when does the majority of humanity get what today’s millionaires have? The answer is sooner than you think. King Louis XIV of France had 200 servants, ate whatever he wanted, and controlled the most powerful nation on Earth. He died at 76 of gangrene in a palace that smelled of sewage because indoor plumbing didn’t exist. His doctors bled him with leeches. His entertainment was whatever musicians happened to be in Versailles that evening. His knowledge was whatever books his court could acquire, which was maybe a few thousand volumes. Today, a person earning minimum wage in the United States has a smartphone that connects to the entirety of human knowledge. They have access to more music than Louis XIV could have imagined in 100 lifetimes. They have air conditioning. ...

 

 

 

 

 

  This is the week that America celebrates 250 Years of Independence.  Our team pulled together some interesting thoughts on America that we are featuring on all our active properties as we go "Dark" for America250. Onward America!!!

 

  Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up for our free newsletter here .   This week an investigation into NEETs (young people not in education, employment or training) has dominated the news. The author of the report, former cabinet minister Alan Milburn, warns: “We are at risk of a lost generation. That is a moral crisis.” His research revealed that one in eight young people in the UK are NEETs, a number that is increasing each year. Milburn describes the crisis facing Britain as a “generational fault line” that requires an urgent solution. This is such a crucial story that we’ve handed over our Sunday Read to Milburn. He’s also answered questions from you, our TRIP+ audience, below. Why We’re Failing a Generation By Alan Milburn This is not a generation war. It is a test of whether Britain still believes in the future. The public is ahead of politics on the future of young people. That is one of the clearest conclusions I draw from this review.  Across the country, pe...