Yes. Because violent death, as we all know, is the input metric you can measure life by. If those numbers go down then income, health, mental health, housing, food, etc all of those problems just vanish like they never existed!
We have many problems to solve now and in the future but some perspective is useful.
From my original comment ^
Don’t straw man. Obviously we have problems today. I’m not arguing that things are fine today. I arguing that from a historic perspective, today is a good day. Nostalgia for the past is such a bullshit privileged belief from non marginalized people. Study history so we don’t make the same stupid mistakes again.
Your original post sounds like you think millennials are the first generation to have problems when in reality, our generation’s problems are trivial in comparison to past generations.
I think Greg is talking about how despite people mentioning how bad things are, if the current situation falls apart, they’ll look to the present era with nostalgia. Not that I say things are good as they currently are. It can be improved much more.
There is literally no way for me to look back on this time with nostalgia. None. There is nothing that is going right for me.
I take extreme offense to people telling me that things are fine in comparison and we’ll look back on this with smiles. No. We won’t. That entirely depends on what you personally were going through. Things might be more available, ala food and water, but that doesn’t mean things are going to be GOOD. I can’t sleep without having horrific nightmares that leave me covered in sweat and often screaming at the top of my lungs. When I go outside, I have to start suppressing panic attacks because I’m afraid of strangers after stuff I’ve gone through. I have to go dumpster diving at least once a week, usually more, to supplement my food stocks because the food bank isn’t funded enough to help the area in which I live. I don’t have any family because they disowned me for being gay. All I have left is a sister who is nearly as mentally destroyed as I am thanks to how we were raised. I spent half of my 20s, literally, homeless and have generated even more health conditions due to that. I live in constant fear that I’m going to end up homeless again because I’m disabled and can’t provide for myself.
I don’t know how to help you personally, but I’m sorry to learn you’re in your current situation. Thanks for sharing it, I have no way of knowing otherwise.
Peaceful… I don’t know, more like everyone has lost hope for a better future.
Evil people in charge everywhere.
Collective knowledge of humanity in our pockets… But only interested in Facebook and tiktok and Instagram.
Study history. The chance of dying violently is the lowest in history. And evil people have always been in charge.
The fact evil people have always been in charge is not a plus in the humanity is OK column.
Yes. Because violent death, as we all know, is the input metric you can measure life by. If those numbers go down then income, health, mental health, housing, food, etc all of those problems just vanish like they never existed!
Wish you’d vanish.
From my original comment ^
Don’t straw man. Obviously we have problems today. I’m not arguing that things are fine today. I arguing that from a historic perspective, today is a good day. Nostalgia for the past is such a bullshit privileged belief from non marginalized people. Study history so we don’t make the same stupid mistakes again.
Your original post sounds like you think millennials are the first generation to have problems when in reality, our generation’s problems are trivial in comparison to past generations.
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*thanos snaps * happy?
I think Greg is talking about how despite people mentioning how bad things are, if the current situation falls apart, they’ll look to the present era with nostalgia. Not that I say things are good as they currently are. It can be improved much more.
There is literally no way for me to look back on this time with nostalgia. None. There is nothing that is going right for me.
I take extreme offense to people telling me that things are fine in comparison and we’ll look back on this with smiles. No. We won’t. That entirely depends on what you personally were going through. Things might be more available, ala food and water, but that doesn’t mean things are going to be GOOD. I can’t sleep without having horrific nightmares that leave me covered in sweat and often screaming at the top of my lungs. When I go outside, I have to start suppressing panic attacks because I’m afraid of strangers after stuff I’ve gone through. I have to go dumpster diving at least once a week, usually more, to supplement my food stocks because the food bank isn’t funded enough to help the area in which I live. I don’t have any family because they disowned me for being gay. All I have left is a sister who is nearly as mentally destroyed as I am thanks to how we were raised. I spent half of my 20s, literally, homeless and have generated even more health conditions due to that. I live in constant fear that I’m going to end up homeless again because I’m disabled and can’t provide for myself.
OH THE NOSTALGIA.
I’m sorry to hear about your situation. That’s really rough. I hope you can get the support you need and deserve.
I don’t know how to help you personally, but I’m sorry to learn you’re in your current situation. Thanks for sharing it, I have no way of knowing otherwise.
To your 1st and 2nd point, those have always been true.