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Things have gotten better and progress has been made from times past, it just seems worse now because we have more access to information. We've come far, and have further to go!

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Posting a bunch of context-free statistics without any citations is not what I'd call hope-posting.

There are hopeful trends in the world: the resurgence of unions, successful environmental protest, public opinion changing against police, etc. They inspire hope because they point to the possibility of a better world. Statistics like these just point to how bad the world used to be, and in contrast, how good the current world is. It's a way of saying "be thankful for what you have", a sentiment easily weaponized against progress and protest.

[–] Godric 7 points 1 year ago

I think we can take a moment to be grateful for what we have while still recognizing we have further to go.

We've made progress this last century, and we'll make progress this next one as well if we keep fighting for it.

Perhaps a hundred years hence, two people on the internet will be looking at how life is in the current year, comparing how much better they have it.

[–] WhiteHawk 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Two of these "trends in the world" are really just things in the US, mate.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not so sure that the police one is US only, but point taken.

[–] WhiteHawk 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Idk about the entire world, but at least here in Europe police cruelty is not really an issue at all

[–] pirat 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] WhiteHawk 0 points 1 year ago

Since when it isn't an issue? Idk, has it ever been one?