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On a macro level you're correct. On a micro level, I miss the pre-pandemic, pre-AI era before stuff got expensive, before Russia invaded Ukraine, before the Is
by Pxtl 29d ago
On a macro level you're correct. On a micro level, I miss the pre-pandemic, pre-AI era before stuff got expensive, before Russia invaded Ukraine, before the Israel/Palestine strife went into overdrive, and before the US declared war on Iran, Canada, Greenland, and Minnesota.
- SV_BubbleTime 29d agoAlmost everything that is upsetting is you, is being intentionally shoved in front of your face to make you feel mad. You are being played. Your great-grandparents had like a 40% child mortality rate. You’ll be ok that some people around the world are fighting which has been a human constant throughout all of history.
- Synaesthesia 29d agoAt the same time hundreds of thousands of children die annually from diseases which would cost pennies to treat. From starvation. The world is still a horrible place for many people, and there's no real reason why it has to be that way.
- SV_BubbleTime 27d agoWhat are you doing to solve it? How much are you donating towards medical supplies? Oh, right. Yet… violence has plummeted world wide and there has never been a safer, healthier, more prosperous time in human history. But, you could understand the hedonic treadmill, read some history books… OR… cry about it into your thousand dollar smartphone.
- Pxtl 28d agoIm not saying "it was better 100 years ago" I'm saying we're in a local dip in the upward curve and it was better like 7 years ago.