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How do you guys cope with the fact that the world isn't getting any better? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I'm really worried about the state of the US despite being a white male who was I'll coast right through it. I'll also accept "I don't" and "very poorly" as answers

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Is it getting worse? How do we measure the goodness or badness?

One measure of economic indicators suggests we are relatively stable.

I'm sure there are a variety of measures that are up and down.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

I would argue that most measures are generally trending upward, and have been for a long while. The big difference is that now people spend their lives looking at negative ragebait articles.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

It’s large emotional. Many people long for the “good old days”™, fail to appreciate what’s here now and fear the uncertain future.