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> Reading the front page of Reddit, you'd be convinced the world has never been worse and we're on the verge of societal collapse. Combine this with politicians
by UncleOxidant 6y ago
> Reading the front page of Reddit, you'd be convinced the world has never been worse and we're on the verge of societal collapse. Combine this with politicians eager to fan the flames of discontent and promise easy solutions (much like this article) and of course people will be angry and disillusioned. The social media effect works to amplify the negative and dismiss the positive.
Which makes their call that we're on the verge of societal collapse kind of true, but not for the reasons they thought, right?
- PragmaticPulp 6y agoReddit is big, but it's still a social media bubble. The general sentiment and worldview of Reddit doesn't represent the general sentiment of society as a whole. Step outside of social media, where the worst problems around the world are piped 24/7 into our senses, and you realize that the average person is still doing fairly well.
- WalterBright 6y agoWhenever the news is focused on someone got offended and is demanding an apology, I conclude that all went well that day.
- pjc50 6y agoWell, apart from the average Texan just at the moment.
- 8note 6y agoOn average Texas isn't in this moment, so their problems don't matter. They aren't freezing and without power on average
- 8note 6y agoThat really depends on what your conception of an average person is? I'm not sure it's even useful to look at an average person, vs the bottom 10%? Your average person could be doing fine even with slavery taking up a reasonable portion of people