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As a "Doomer", it wasn't a choice to see the world the way I see it. But I don't go around telling everybody we're fucked. Like everybody we all gots bills to p
by sillywalk 4y ago
As a "Doomer", it wasn't a choice to see the world the way I see it. But I don't go around telling everybody we're fucked. Like everybody we all gots bills to pay..
- JohnFen 4y agoI would advocate a balance. There are very serious problems in the world. It's not good or realistic to ignore them. But at the same time, there are very serious improvements in the world. It is equally not good or realistic to ignore those. The safest (but certainly not surefire) way to predict the future is to say it will resemble the past. And in the past, as far back as we can look, we've always been facing very serious problems. Then we deal with them until they're less serious and they get replaced with a new set of very serious problems. That's probably what will happen again. I'm reminded of two things here... the first is, as MLK said, the arc of history bends toward liberty. That's not just true about liberty! The arc of history bends toward improvement of man's condition overall. If you had to choose a time in history to be alive, the best time is right now, all things considered. And if you're reading this a hundred years in the future, the best time is your "right now", too. The second is something my grandfather told me: every generation thinks both that they invented sex, and that they are the last generation before the collapse of society. Every generation (so far) has been wrong on both counts. So, pay attention to your blessings, worry about the things you can affect -- and work to affect them -- and try to let go of the rest. Your personal happiness is also an important ingredient in making tomorrow better.
- sillywalk 4y agoAgree to disagree about the future resembling the past, etc. But totally agree about looking at the good shit, helping people out, and laughing.