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Not related to GP, but just something that's common on thread like this in general. There seems to be an attitude that the modern world has ushered some eternal
by the_only_law 4y ago
Not related to GP, but just something that's common on thread like this in general. There seems to be an attitude that the modern world has ushered some eternal era and that since everything is better in the modern world nothing can ever get worse again and the empire will never decline. Not surprised, given the sites association with VCs and startups that operate on the delusion of infinite growth.
- skinnymuch 4y agoYes. Similar to what people like Bill Gates and Jordan Peterson keep repeating while wanting to generally maintain core status quo traits. Stephen Pinker championing this and being buddies with the first two is also of note. Tho their optimism point is to be happy with what you have and calm down and so on. As if the way we have our current rights was gotten by calming down.
- the_only_law 4y ago> Tho their optimism point is to be happy with what you have and calm down and so on. Sure, that's fair, I'll even agree that the tone of many of these pieces is hyperbolic. But I'm not going to stick my head in the sand and pretend that things can't go bad, because that's a sure fire way to ensure they eventually do go bad.
- skinnymuch 4y agoWell I’m disagreeing with that statement haha. So I think it’s only fair cuz it sounds fair and calm. But it’s said by people who want to preserve their own high status in society and don’t care about serious progress being made any more. As if America doesn’t have so many people paycheck to paycheck, in poverty, etc. and that’s just America