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SkamGnal t1_j2tftft wrote

Reply to comment by monkeylogic42 in Look on the dark side | We must keep the flame of pessimism burning: it is a virtue for our deeply troubled times, when crude optimism is a vice by ADefiniteDescription

Optimists have ground to stand on, considering this is most peaceful, progressive time in human history.

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monkeylogic42 t1_j2tmety wrote

With some of the greatest wealth disparity the world has ever seen, with more people enslaved than ever and we're a minute and a half from doomsday, sounds like you make a compelling argument there.

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SkamGnal t1_j2youfs wrote

The lower classes are better off than today than they were in the past, despite the disparity. So yeah the world is still better off. Not to mention horrible diseases we have found treatment for : malaria, polio, Black Death. Maybe you want to talk to a mother? Ask them if they’d rather have a child now or 100 years ago.

Yeah we can compare absolute numbers if you want, but when the global population is 10 times the size it was 150 years ago, it doesn’t make sense. Especially considering slavery has become a regional issue instead of a global one. Roll the dice today and you’re way better off.

Besides every generation from every era in human history thought the world was going to end lol

Your perspective is a result of the fatalist 24 hour news cycle. I saw the slavery headline too..

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