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How do you guys cope with the fact that the world isn't getting any better? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm really worried about the state of the US despite being a white male who was I'll coast right through it. I'll also accept "I don't" and "very poorly" as answers

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[–] neurogenesis@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (5 children)

Try this: Don't Believe The Hype

(DarkMatter2525 - Is Society Collapsing)

TLDW: No, things are getting better, some things aren't, but it's not an easy answer because there are 8 billion perspectives to consider. We are living longer and enjoy more technology, so there's that.

[–] ArumiOrnaught@kbin.social 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I'll watch later. I hope it isn't the same thing as Steven Pinker's "things are better than ever".

I'm also going to disagree on the "things make us happier" argument as well. Because if you're only getting things because they flaunt your wealth, it isn't making you happier.

[–] neurogenesis@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I recommended it because .. I had just began listening to it then scrolled and saw this post, but also because I admire his critical thinking skills; he could have put out an hour long video of himself running around and screaming over clips of looting and earthquakes while warning us about the apocalypse and which loadout to run...

But he didn't. He created a criteria to answer the question then looked at available data. He could have gotten 2x more views, too..

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