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minus-squareSharkictus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up37arrow-down6·1 year agoIt’s always been terrible, this the best we’ve had, and it’s still still terrible.
minus-squarefossphi@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoReminded me of this: https://ourworldindata.org/much-better-awful-can-be-better I’m still to pessimistic to feel hopeful by this, but maybe someone else can :)
minus-squareLucidlethargy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoI’d argue we peaked between 25 and 50 years ago, and now we’re sliding back down the hill.
minus-squareCensored@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoI’d argue you’re not very familiar with recent history. Also, who is “We”?
minus-squareAux@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoYeah, life without a dishwasher, hot water and toilet was so much better!
minus-squareWes4Humanity@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoIn a lot of ways yes this is the best humanity has ever had, but it’s also the first time we’ve had the means to completely eradicate life on earth, and still seen to be barreling towards it. (If you consider the last 80 or so years to be “now”)
It’s always been terrible, this the best we’ve had, and it’s still still terrible.
Reminded me of this:
https://ourworldindata.org/much-better-awful-can-be-better
I’m still to pessimistic to feel hopeful by this, but maybe someone else can :)
I’d argue we peaked between 25 and 50 years ago, and now we’re sliding back down the hill.
I’d argue you’re not very familiar with recent history. Also, who is “We”?
Yeah, life without a dishwasher, hot water and toilet was so much better!
In a lot of ways yes this is the best humanity has ever had, but it’s also the first time we’ve had the means to completely eradicate life on earth, and still seen to be barreling towards it. (If you consider the last 80 or so years to be “now”)