My good friend Daemaro likes posting about bad things that happen, to convince you how fucked we are as a society. I thought I'd post this just to give everyone a little warm fuzzy if they haven't seen it already. We can all use some good news
-The Gulf Oil Spill is almost back to normal levels
-We can (and have) pretty effectively treated HIV and AIDS, and prevented their spread further (even in 3rd world countries).
-The hole in the Ozone is shrinking consistently now, and could be gone entirely as early as 2060
-Traffic fatalities and teen pregnancy are at record lows, due to super-safe cars and effective birth control/education (AKA the evangelical right got OWNED)
And the crown jewel, a reiteration of the thing I've said so many times:
-Everyone is living longer, healthier, and wealthier than ever before, and the gap between developed and undeveloped nations has been and continues to close fast:
There's a lot of beautiful and good things happening in the world. Possibly more than ever in the history of mankind, but yet the general population almost everywhere has a strong sense of things getting worse.
It's a psychology thing. People focus too much on bad things, for obvious reasons. I mean back in the caveman age it was much better to focus on the possible and existing bears in case one wants to taste ones intestines than be happy about the tasty field of berries one encountered. Today the bad stuff are often on a such abstract level (news on the television, one's views on society, etc.) that people often miss that in many countries around the world life is safer and filled with much more luxury than ever before.
I could not have said it better.
We've got issues, but we're always improving, it's just hard to see it sometimes. The negative spin on the news doesn't help
I agree with feminism. I don't think that it's right that for every dollar a man makes, a women gets 70 cents. Why do I only get 30 cents and some chick gets the rest?
It's the way supply and demand works. People like to hear bad news, however paradoxical that might seem. Good news don't really sell. People want to hear bad news. Whenever there are good news, they get much less views/clicks/whatnot than bad news.
People like to complain because it easier to talk about your problems rather than proactively try to solve them. I think that's another reason why people jump to such broad conclusions. Like, a bank could close nearby and people would say, "Oh shit, we're doomed. Go stockpile canned goods and ammo while you can." I don't think that it's as much of an actual worry as much as it is just a general need to complain and blow everything out of proportion.
I've noticed that humans, as a whole, like to complain. That's mostly how politics works. If there weren't problems, than what would politicians be promising to fix? There'd be nothing, so there'd be no reason to pick him over the guy that's currently in the seat.
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I hate the way you cling to ignorance and pass it off as innocence
I mean back in the caveman age it was much better to focus on the possible and existing bears in case one wants to taste ones intestines than be happy about the tasty field of berries one encountered.
What? I read this like 5 times and it still doesn't make sense to me.
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"I want to say something but I'll keep it to myself I guess and leave this useless post behind to make you aware that there WAS something... "
-Equinox
"We're like the downtown of the Diablo related internet lol"
-Winged
I mean back in the caveman age it was much better to focus on the possible and existing bears in case one wants to taste ones intestines than be happy about the tasty field of berries one encountered.
What? I read this like 5 times and it still doesn't make sense to me.
He's saying that it was better to focus on the bad things back then (the bear that could kill you) instead of focusing on the good things (the berries that are most definitely delicious).
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My place really was here. I was too foolish and stubborn to notice. But, what I truly hoped for then was here. Why do I always realize it When I've already lost it.
I mean back in the caveman age it was much better to focus on the possible and existing bears in case one wants to taste ones intestines than be happy about the tasty field of berries one encountered.
What? I read this like 5 times and it still doesn't make sense to me.
Paraphrase: Easier to focus on angry bears who might eat you, than the delicious berries you just ate.
BLAM
-The Gulf Oil Spill is almost back to normal levels
-We can (and have) pretty effectively treated HIV and AIDS, and prevented their spread further (even in 3rd world countries).
-The hole in the Ozone is shrinking consistently now, and could be gone entirely as early as 2060
-Traffic fatalities and teen pregnancy are at record lows, due to super-safe cars and effective birth control/education (AKA the evangelical right got OWNED)
And the crown jewel, a reiteration of the thing I've said so many times:
-Everyone is living longer, healthier, and wealthier than ever before, and the gap between developed and undeveloped nations has been and continues to close fast:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jbkSRLYSojo
So go forth, and be merry! Despite our problems, we continue to improve
Also, for even more cheer, capuchin helper monkeys!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vRzp9O9Qc1o
Rise and rise again, until lambs become lions
I could not have said it better.
We've got issues, but we're always improving, it's just hard to see it sometimes. The negative spin on the news doesn't help
People like to complain because it easier to talk about your problems rather than proactively try to solve them. I think that's another reason why people jump to such broad conclusions. Like, a bank could close nearby and people would say, "Oh shit, we're doomed. Go stockpile canned goods and ammo while you can." I don't think that it's as much of an actual worry as much as it is just a general need to complain and blow everything out of proportion.
I've noticed that humans, as a whole, like to complain. That's mostly how politics works. If there weren't problems, than what would politicians be promising to fix? There'd be nothing, so there'd be no reason to pick him over the guy that's currently in the seat.
I hate the way you cling to ignorance and pass it off as innocence
What? I read this like 5 times and it still doesn't make sense to me.
-Equinox
"We're like the downtown of the Diablo related internet lol"
-Winged
He's saying that it was better to focus on the bad things back then (the bear that could kill you) instead of focusing on the good things (the berries that are most definitely delicious).
Paraphrase: Easier to focus on angry bears who might eat you, than the delicious berries you just ate.
A 65 year old today is nothing like the 65 year old in the 1950's.
I also think it will be nice being an old man one day, playing my video games all day and snacking on scones and coffee.
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