Like David said, you are right. We are certainly becoming taller on average – https://ourworldindata.org/human-height. (side note – this is a problem for me as I’m already rather short!)
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I believe this to be because height is a genetic factor which is passed down from your parents. For whatever reason, taller people (particularly men) are more likely to be seen as “attractive” (although of course not everybody!). This means that tall people are more likely to have kids, who are therefore more likely to be tall. This makes humans on average become taller over time. Unless there is a change in the unspoken rules of society, I don’t see this changing!
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