Only 7% of humans are alive today.
Wise guys guess over 100 billion humans have existed, ever.
7 billion alive today = 7%.
That means you are 0.00000000001% of humans to have life, ever. *
At any point in life, a human is personally familiar with about 150 other humans, on average. **
The 150 people you know total 0.0000000015% of the humans to have life, ever. ***
You are alive today. And the few with you.
Not 1,000 years ago or a 1,000 years from now.
You are here today.
Not in a different galaxy or even a different town.
Who else is here today?
What do you think that means?
Today is the only day.
Is it marvelous in your eyes?
We are here. For a moment.
Will you rejoice and be glad with me?
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* 1 / 100,000,000,000 = 1e-11
** Dunbar’s Number: Group Size and Brain Physiology in Humans
*** 150 / 100,000,000,000 = 1.5e-9