you’re 5 years older.
you may have been young five years ago now you aren’t.
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#12The behavioral degradation of the US is very easy to see from the outside.
It's when you reduce all human existence to economy. But turns out money chasing is a bad substitute for morals, principles and social connection (the true version and not the shallow caricature that is sold online these days).
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#13If you're not allergic to reddit, the collapse sub might interest you.
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#14Money in politics.
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#15I think availability bias and confirmation bias may play a role in things seeming worse. Incidences of violence, unrest that in the past would have gone unreported, unnoticed is made obvious and immediate on social media. Social media makes it easier to compare one's social status to someone else.
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#16Let's hope we're not headed towards Singapore or 14th century Venice, https://blog.supplysideliberal.com/post/46499129502/the-rise... > Venice had prospered under a relatively open political system in which a wide swath of the people had a voice in the selection of the republic’s ruler, the doge, and successful outsiders could join the ruling class. But in 1315, the establishment, which had been gradually tightening…
What makes Singapore comparable to 14th century Venice?
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#17Read Karl Marx, what we're seeing is basically what he described as the end state of capitalism. Everything gets shittier and shittier as costs go up and profits shrink. People and businesses are getting more desperate to prop up profit or make a buck. Everything suffers--worse products as costs are cut, worse service as wages stagnate to cut costs, people are more angry and stressed as their standard of living declines from frozen and falling wages. It doesn't end well... (for capitalists at least).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisis_theory
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#18Read Karl Marx, what we're seeing is basically what he described as the end state of capitalism. Everything gets shittier and shittier as costs go up and profits shrink. People and businesses are getting more desperate to prop up profit or make a buck. Everything suffers--worse products as costs are cut, worse service as wages stagnate to cut costs, people are more angry and stressed as their standard of living decli…
Lol I'd never imagined I'd see a comment like this here of all places.
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#19You should strongly consider seeing a therapist, in all honesty. Read some books on mindfulness, consider putting the phone down and staying away from news headlines for a while.
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#20Yes, some things are getting worse. But the truth is that some things are getting better in some contexts, some things are getting worse in other contexts. It seems you are focusing on "what is getting worse FOR YOU". This may be an example of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias