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Not surprising I can't recall a time in america where life didn't feel like it wasn't balanced on a knifes edge It takes so long to feel safety your near the e
by cokeandpepsi 3y ago
Not surprising I can't recall a time in america where life didn't feel like it wasn't balanced on a knifes edge
It takes so long to feel safety your near the end of the fertile window at least in the case of my wife and I for us it was the '08 recession for others something else I'm sure; we've built a pretty shitty world
my siblings who luckily missed that window had 2-3 kids each and still struggle financially even with "decent" jobs and education.. I can help them with that but that's not the case for others
- Supermancho 3y ago> we've built a pretty shitty world The world has always been harsh and unforgiving. When did humans create a better world, and how do you quantify that? I think we're still very well off.
- imoverclocked 3y agoI agree. However, there is a strong sentiment with a significant part of the population that "things suck" which leads to a dim view of the world... which is a horrible way to live. I would go so far as to say that it is self-reinforcing and leads people toward apathy toward the world in general. Alternatively, if people collectively see the world as a place they are responsible for making better, and that it's better for each individual to do so, then the world becomes a better place. This is hard to get to because "better" at scale is really hard to define. People start worrying about things like human-induced climate change, other environmental pollution, social welfare, etc. Even if we can collectively agree on things that are globally "good," sometimes making things better in one arena causes problems in another arena of "global good."
- cokeandpepsi 3y ago[dead]