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csallenyesterday at 10:47 PM7 repliesview on HN

You're wrong from your very premise. The world isn't going to shit. It's better than it's been at pretty much any time in human history, in almost every facet.


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ultrarunneryesterday at 10:54 PM

(Individual experiences may vary)

madibo3156yesterday at 11:50 PM

In theory you're right, in practice you're not.

platevoltagetoday at 12:27 AM

You could say it's trending up, but there is no way you can deny that we are in a regressive period.

makeitdoubleyesterday at 11:29 PM

You're arguing the world is at its peak, they're arguing it's directed in a shit direction. You're not disproving them at this point.

zulbantoday at 4:58 AM

Indeed. See also Pinker's book Better Angels.

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tredre3yesterday at 11:17 PM

Fair enough. The online world is going to shit.

saltyoldmanyesterday at 11:34 PM

Yeah I get the pretty much, the car was near the mountain top in the 80s and 90s and "pretty much" flew off a cliff more recently. Sure, we're still alive but everyone is going to die in about 5 seconds.

Drugs are out of control. Homeless are everywhere. No one has interests in anything. No one is having kids. All jobs are going to be gone soon. Colleges can't teach (it's all AI cheating now). People are Gang Robbing stores. Cartels are killing hundreds daily. Fraud is out of control. We have 2 maybe 3 world wars going on simultaneously now. Prices are skyrocketing.

Yeah I get why you say "pretty much". lol PS good luck buying a house

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