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[โ€“] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I've only ever bothered going in one directions - forwards. Nothing crazy 1s/s. I'd say things are getting better and better. People are still people, but they're fighting shit that's more and more trivial. I see that as a great sign as it means the previous, bigger, more serious issues have gone away.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

You're moving too slowly to see broader trends.

Speed it up and you'll see that sometimes bigger deal issues go dormant for full generations even.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

Ah yes, progressive 15th-century Catholics would be cautiously happy if their child freely chose to marry a Protestant; progressive 21st-century Americans would be cautiously happy if their child freely chose to marry a Republican.