| ▲ | anon291 6 hours ago |
| Yes of course I am. This is the best possible time quite literally. Barely any conflict. The entire world, including 'poor' countries, are getting richer. Like the world of 2100 is going to be F'ING amazing. We are making our way to a post scarcity world and it's amazing. All the negative news you hear everyday are just distractions from what's actually going on. |
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| ▲ | yoz-y 6 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| It is very hard to hear the good news happening “somewhere” when you see the bad news happening in your backyard. |
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| ▲ | vermilingua 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| > Barely any conflict I feel like you might not be paying much attention. |
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| ▲ | anon291 an hour ago | parent [-] | | The last century was characterized by two mega wars that killed tens of millions and social changes / revolutions that killed tens of millions as well. This century is off to an AMAZING start. Perhaps unprecedentedly good in world history. And of course before this century, resource scarcity, lack of modern medicine, etc meant a grueling life of farmwork, living in a hovel, and being sent off to random wars. Now people complain because they can't get a 1500 sq ft home and garden. Come on guys be real. Not to mention brutal state violence being commonplace , punishments being swift yet often unjust, etc. of course even previous conflicts used to show a brazen disregard for life. Thirty years, 100 years of war, etc | | |
| ▲ | cal_dent an hour ago | parent [-] | | This is true but being able to afford a home, close to where you can find work and develop your social status further, is a pretty important part of life so not particularly surprising kids are miffed about that. |
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| ▲ | nickt 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| I’m optimistic too, but I can’t help wonder if the post scarcity world, like the future, won’t be evenly distributed. |
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| ▲ | actionfromafar 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| 2100: "You're gonna have dictatorships and you're gonna love it?" |
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| ▲ | Kye 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Is this satire? |
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| ▲ | ericd 5 hours ago | parent [-] | | We’re quickly entering a new era of energy abundance, without needing to constantly dig up, process, and cart around enormous amounts of oil. And solar has recently gotten cheap enough that people in poorer countries around the world are deploying huge amounts of it. That’s pretty amazing! | | |
| ▲ | Kye 5 hours ago | parent [-] | | What does this have to do with my question? | | |
| ▲ | ericd 4 hours ago | parent [-] | | You asked if it's satire, I gave you a reason it might not be. |
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