• iforgotmyinstance@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    You say interesting, but I find the slow decay of our society as it’s eroded by greedy corporations to be rather dull.

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      1 year ago

      Or you could look at the progress of science, morality and general kindness.

      Your view is also valid. There are good and bad things to turn your focus on.

      I’d personally rather live in 2023 than 1923, so for me, the total change seems generally interesting/good.

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              1 year ago

              Maybe not 1923 exactly, but you can look at Europe in that time… That was right around the time Mussolini got to power, and why? Because of white males (and more) facing a cost of living crisis. America at that time had the “golden 20s”, true, but then you go a few years later and the fucking great depression starts, probably the biggest cost of living crisis there was.

              And then also compare the standard of living from that time with now, even though we are struggling, our standard of living in general is much better than it was at that time due to technology and other factors.

              Right in the middle between two world wars you’re going to experience and probably die in.

              I’m not saying you are wrong in the sense that all is good now, and that it doesn’t suck majorly for a lot of people, all I’m saying is that I think you overestimate how good the past was.