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> a cruel and bitter world — something many of us do not live in today. I really don't agree with that. We've solved many problems of the past, we've created m
by digging 3y ago
> a cruel and bitter world — something many of us do not live in today.
I really don't agree with that. We've solved many problems of the past, we've created many comforts, and we've created many accommodating structures, but we're mostly still at the mercy of forces greater than ourselves which can drive us into poverty/misery if we're not careful/able-bodied/lucky (and that's using "we" to mean middle+ class people in developed nations, which are a minority on Earth). We are also staring down numerous catastrophic futures, with hope for our children to live comfortably rapidly dwindling.
- tsunamifury 3y agoIt’s been proven over and over that less people live in poverty and starvation than any other era of human history. To Claim otherwise is not supported by the data. However we have excelled at amplifying our remaining narrative of misery, warranted or not.
- digging 3y ago> It’s been proven over and over that less people live in poverty and starvation than any other era of human history. To Claim otherwise is not supported by the data. Great, but that's not a claim either of us made. > However we have excelled at amplifying our remaining narrative of misery This claim is not supported by the data. Ancient people wrote some miserable literature.