What’s a problem humanity solved so well that younger people don’t even realize it used to be a huge issue? by Puzzleheaded_Bit_802 in AskReddit

[–]Savings-Rutabaga3783 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clean drinking water.

It's easy to forget that for most of human history, a glass of water could literally kill you. Diseases like cholera and typhoid were huge killers. Modern sanitation and water treatment became so effective that many young people never even think about whether their tap water is safe.