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On a macro level you're correct. On a micro level, I miss the pre-pandemic, pre-AI era before stuff got expensive, before Russia invaded Ukraine, before the Israel/Palestine strife went into overdrive, and before the US declared war on Iran, Canada, Greenland, and Minnesota.


Almost everything that is upsetting is you, is being intentionally shoved in front of your face to make you feel mad. You are being played.

Your great-grandparents had like a 40% child mortality rate. You’ll be ok that some people around the world are fighting which has been a human constant throughout all of history.


At the same time hundreds of thousands of children die annually from diseases which would cost pennies to treat. From starvation.

The world is still a horrible place for many people, and there's no real reason why it has to be that way.


What are you doing to solve it? How much are you donating towards medical supplies?

Oh, right.

Yet… violence has plummeted world wide and there has never been a safer, healthier, more prosperous time in human history.

But, you could understand the hedonic treadmill, read some history books… OR… cry about it into your thousand dollar smartphone.


Im not saying "it was better 100 years ago" I'm saying we're in a local dip in the upward curve and it was better like 7 years ago.




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