• Jojo, Lady of the West@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    5 months ago

    That whole article you linked is about convincing you to be optimistic.

    Yes, the world is awful. But it is so much better than it ever was before, and we have proven that we have the means to make it so much better still.

    Even if all we did was get everyone up to the standard of living where they experience first-world problems, that still means making the world so much better than it was. And we can make the world even better than that. Even if you’re pessimistic, you should still be optimistic.

    • fossphi@lemm.ee
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      5 months ago

      I totally agree with your assessment. I think it’s just that maybe something inherent in me is hopeless/pessimistic that I can’t bring myself to see/have this positive outlook, also in my personal life. Maybe it’s just a phase or something