How do you guys cope with the fact that the world isn't getting any better? - eviltoast

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

  • Magical Thinker@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    348·
    9 months ago

    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
      92·
      9 months ago

      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.

      • Magical Thinker@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        1·
        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…

      • Catsrules@lemmy.ml
        1·
        9 months ago

        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

        Where did they say that?

        They said we can enjoy more technology than ever before. That is 100% true.

        Do you know how much joy I feel when I watch my little vacuum robot zoom around my house keeping it clean for me? It is so cool and makes me happier living in a cleaner environment.