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Sometimes I think that we are seeing so many conflicting dreams of utopian societies, and so many conflicting dystopian descriptions of our existing societies t
by fvdessen 10y ago
Sometimes I think that we are seeing so many conflicting dreams of utopian societies, and so many conflicting dystopian descriptions of our existing societies that it makes us think our world is much worse than it really is, without any path on how to actually improve it, and that's why everybody's gloomy without a reason to be.
- psyc 10y agoIt's all very subjective. Both dependent on attitudes, as you suggest, but also dependent on who the subject is: wretch, king, deposed king, and so on.
- ahartman00 10y agoI think the media has a lot to do with it. [1] "For mass media, insurance companies, Big Pharma, advocacy groups, lawyers, politicians and so many more, your fear is worth billions. And fortunately for them, your fear is also very easy to manipulate. We're wired to respond to it above everything else. " 1. http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/why-were-living-in-the-age-of-fear-w443554 http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/why-were-livin...