The claim that everything is getting worse has one exception: China

Is everything really getting worse? The Chinese exception nobody wants to see

Is everyone really worse off than before? The question echoes when an Argentine who wants to leave his country hears that it's also burning elsewhere. Someone replies: tell that to the Chinese. And that's where the fire starts.

The Chinese exception: the socialism that grows

The fastest-growing country is, precisely, the only socialist one. The quip, thrown out with a smirk, hides an uncomfortable truth: the old Western clichés about China — the one-party state, private property, backwardness — no longer scare anyone. Now they antiestéticar us, some say, referring to the shift in global perception of the Asian giant.

Demographics: too many people for the global middle class

Billions of people in the world cannot all be middle class, it's impossible. The demographic argument leans on history: in Spain in the sixties, with 30 million inhabitants, anyone who prospered bought a home and a second residence by the beach. There was room and supply. Now, in an overpopulated world, competition for resources devours everything.

The shadow of the 2030 Agenda

And on the horizon looms the suspicion that the 2030 Agenda, far from an environmental plan, hides population control. It's not a majority theory, but it circulates insistently among those who see official plans as an excuse for decline. Without conclusive data, distrust takes hold.

So the answer is not clear-cut. No, not everyone is getting worse off: only those without a plan, a thriving country or a system backing them up. And for the rest, there's always the consolation of knowing that somewhere, they're afraid you might show up.