People often point to the terrible things in the world as evidence we're living in "the worst timeline". What examples are there of things that suggest our timeline is actually better than it seems? - eviltoast
  • orcrist@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    There are books written about this exact topic. The most famous in recent years is Factfulness.

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      1 month ago

      Another one is called “Enlightenment Now” by Steven Pinker. I read it a few years ago and found it very encouraging