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> I'm jealous of my kids since they are so much better off in every way Really? It’s interesting how much I see this take online. I never see people saying thi
by oncallthrow 8mo ago
> I'm jealous of my kids since they are so much better off in every way
Really? It’s interesting how much I see this take online. I never see people saying this IRL.
- mitthrowaway2 8mo agoI disagree with the above take. I feel bad that my kids have to grow up in the world of today rather than the world of the 90s.
- anon291 8mo agoThat's because you're listening to your hormones not reality.
- anon291 8mo agoYes of course I am. This is the best possible time quite literally. Barely any conflict. The entire world, including 'poor' countries, are getting richer. Like the world of 2100 is going to be F'ING amazing. We are making our way to a post scarcity world and it's amazing. All the negative news you hear everyday are just distractions from what's actually going on.
- actionfromafar 8mo ago2100: "You're gonna have dictatorships and you're gonna love it?"
- vermilingua 8mo ago> Barely any conflict I feel like you might not be paying much attention.
- anon291 8mo agoThe last century was characterized by two mega wars that killed tens of millions and social changes / revolutions that killed tens of millions as well. This century is off to an AMAZING start. Perhaps unprecedentedly good in world history. And of course before this century, resource scarcity, lack of modern medicine, etc meant a grueling life of farmwork, living in a hovel, and being sent off to random wars. Now people complain because they can't get a 1500 sq ft home and garden. Come on guys be real. Not to mention brutal state violence being commonplace , punishments being swift yet often unjust, etc. of course even previous conflicts used to show a brazen disregard for life. Thirty years, 100 years of war, etc
- cal_dent 8mo agoThis is true but being able to afford a home, close to where you can find work and develop your social status further, is a pretty important part of life so not particularly surprising kids are miffed about that.
- HK-NC 8mo agoNot sure how the world wars would have worked had the participating nations been nuclear capable. This invention is quite significant.
- direwolf20 8mo agoWe haven't even got to the same point in the last century where the big war happened, and so far it looks like when we do get to that part of the century, we'll be doing the same thing. Having medicine is good though. I don't think anyone's arguing that. "Things are worse" doesn't mean "everything is worse"
- Kye 8mo agoIs this satire?
- ericd 8mo agoWe’re quickly entering a new era of energy abundance, without needing to constantly dig up, process, and cart around enormous amounts of oil. And solar has recently gotten cheap enough that people in poorer countries around the world are deploying huge amounts of it. That’s pretty amazing!
- anon291 8mo agoNo not at all. The world is way better off today than at any time in the past. This is objectively true and we can all feel it everyday we don't die of dysentery, sepsis, etc.
- direwolf20 8mo agohow many dysenteries make a nuclear explosion?
- fragmede 8mo agoCan you put that in terms I can understand? How many measles outbreaks per vaccine refusals is that?
- direwolf20 8mo ago
- yoz-y 8mo agoIt is very hard to hear the good news happening “somewhere” when you see the bad news happening in your backyard.
- nickt 8mo agoI’m optimistic too, but I can’t help wonder if the post scarcity world, like the future, won’t be evenly distributed.