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I disagree this is the kindest earth, it's just hidden better now. We kill/harm each other at record rates. We are sinking into the muck, using wet naps to cl

• prox 5y ago
  I am pretty sure this is not the case. We have less wars than we ever had, and people aren’t dying by the millions anymore in the industrial Revolution of the 19th century. So please elucidate where you think we are killing eachother at record rates, because I don’t think that is the case.
  • effingwewt 5y ago
    Less wars!= less killing. We have mass shootings, military coups, genocides, we fight over resources already. Murder rates in the use rose what 20% in 2020? Need I go on? I'd ask instead what good do you think we humans are doing, and further if you believe it outweighs the bad?
    • prox 5y ago
      You always hear about the bad. You never hear about all the good. In any case, it is never futile to make your slice of the world better. Volunteer, help, donate, all help to turn the ship around. A friend of mine started small with a organisation and now helps tens of people a year with domestic issues. All people who might have been worse off, and perhaps start doing bad things.
      • tailspin2019 5y ago
        Awesome
• jungturk 5y ago
  I think the record's fairly clear that things are (generally) trending up over the last couple hundred years on such diverse topics such as: 1) Access to education 2) Labor norms 3) Lifespan and infant mortality 4) Social justice 5) Depth and breadth of our understanding of subjects from physics to mathematics to philosophy to justice (setting aside that there's also plenty of navel gazing in these efforts) These have made a dent, and there's plenty more to do.