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Who in history (either present or in the past) do you think has had the biggest positive impact on humanity? (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I'm gonna go with Napoleon purely for the legal code and opening the door for revolutions.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Nobody, I think this is an insane question.

So many different people had small impacts on humanity, most of it somewhat regional. Most of the heroes I could think of in Western countries will have had a very limited impact on Eastern history, and vice versa. Also, I am very sure nobody had only positive impact.

Another problem: not everybody will rate a certain impact equally as positive.

I'd suggest to remove focus and attention from god- or hero-like figures and shift it towards improvements won by community action.