Do you think the world is better or worse nowadays?

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Do you think the world is better or worse nowadays?

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  2. Pickle_12 Avatar

    What are you comparing it to?

  3. oneislandgirl Avatar

    Compared to January 19, worse. I’m tired of so much “winning” and “greatness”.

  4. Lemmy_Axe_U_Sumphin Avatar

    Better in almost every single way. Crime is down, war is down, bigotry is down, starvation is down, poverty is down, freedom of movement is up, clean water is up, education is up, and modern medicine is amazing. It’s objectively the best time to be alive for the average human that’s ever existed.

    Edit: downvote this comment if you’re privileged, chronically online, and have zero historical perspective.

  5. togtogtog Avatar

    So many things are better.

    • Women’s rights
    • Gay rights
    • Less poverty world wide
    • More action and understanding about climate change
    • Medical developments
    • Much more variety of food
  6. Unusual__League Avatar

    A world where people are becoming less religious day by day is worse

  7. Gold__star Avatar

    I’ve lived through what feels like the best 80 years on earth. I’m so sorry at the mess we are leaving.

  8. DeptOfRevenue Avatar

    The Western world is pretty good, except for the 70,000 fentanyl deaths in the US every year. The 3rd World is terrifyingly bad.

  9. bergzabern Avatar

    Way,way worse.

  10. nevadapirate Avatar

    Both. If we are talking centuries scales. Some bits are better some are worse. Nothing is EVER a binary choice.