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Ask HN: Why Is Everything Declining?

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Re: Ask HN: Why Is Everything Declining?

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Post by travisgriggs »

PessimalDecimal wrote: post #25

> People are noisy as fuck and dont seem to give a shit. Seems like every night there's someone with loud as exhaust on "sportish" car ripping around the neihborhood. For months this guy would start up his loud car at 7am and no one care when I complained. > Police seem to not give a shit anymore. I've noticed what seems to be total lawlessness going on in my world. Folks stealing shit. People driving absurdly danger…

Pajama pants are just decorative scrubs. Medical people go out in those all the time. You’re welcome to wear your denim scrubs as well.

Re: Ask HN: Why Is Everything Declining?

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Post by phonescreen_man »

You either ride wit' us or collide wit' us It's as simple as that for me and my n1.! War time, (war time) it's either yours or mine Outlawz be on the grind and a mission to shine - Tupac

Seems your not doing enough in your community to make it a better place. On the sidelines saying gee, everything is bad! Best cause of action. Become the community you want to be part of.. you either ride with us! Or collide with us.

Re: Ask HN: Why Is Everything Declining?

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Post by rxyz »

pigtailgirl wrote: post #50
theandrewbailey wrote: post #2

Sounds like you live in a bad neighborhood. My rust belt neighborhood doesn't have those issues, and it's very affordable on a tech salary. Vote with your feet.

-- i live in Seoul - agree with the post - how does that square with your comment? ---

I live in Warsaw, Poland and don't agree with the post. How does that square with your comment?

but I'm sure I could find a person who does

Re: Ask HN: Why Is Everything Declining?

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Post by s1gnp0st »

noud wrote: post #7

I think you're way off base. It's called rosy retrospection, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosy_retrospection . As you already mentioned in your comments, you're judging the past disproportionately more positive that the present. If you really want to know if everything is declining, try measure it everyday for the next five years. For example, every day, rate your personal well being, track how (un)happy you are wit…

When faced with a sinusoid, humans seem to extrapolate exponentials in both directions. Take the business cycle, where the good times appear to approach a "new paradigm!" just before a large correction, and the bad times seem like they'll never end.

Re: Ask HN: Why Is Everything Declining?

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Post by tejohnso »

> Anyone else have other examples?

Elected president who is so crass and generally offensive he wouldn't have gotten close to being elected 50 years ago.

Elected president who is showing clear signs of age related cognitive decline (so they say) but continues to occupy the office.

Elected presidents with criminal behaviour that is far worse than what previous presidents were impeached or resigned for.

Mental illness, drug abuse, homelessness appears to be worsening in many cities while we're seeing record setting net worth individuals and corporations.

Environmental catastrophe lurking just around the corner, scientists pleading for action to the point of civil disobedience, same international apathy from governments.

Increased government surveillance and control, military equipment flowing into police forces, laws passed to allow government kidnapping of citizens without formal charges.

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Post by kelseyfrog »

keiferski wrote: post #104
Zircom wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>being a grown-ass adult in pajamas out in public I'm with you about all the other things but people wearing whatever clothes they want to affects you in literally no way shape or form.

A society is made up of people. The way people act, dress, talk, or do anything else has a pretty direct impact on other people in that society. Unless your definition of society is an extremely disconnected one, comprised of alienated individuals that have no interaction with each other, yes, it does affect other people.

Maybe I have something to learn, but what load-bearing social foundation would public pajama-wearing endanger?

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Post by nerdface »

swatcoder wrote: post #36

People notice and express this pattern every year for all of recorded history. People also express the opposite, seemingly as often and seemingly as perpetually. It might just be subjective. There are countless things to see in the world and you can make a list of examples affirming whatever you want to (or dread to) believe.

Yes pretty much this. It’s subjective based on an enormous number of factors. Your lifestyle, your personal experiences, reading too much news (especially in the US), having a pessimistic attitude towards everything, your general personal beliefs and how they align with the world. The list goes on. Many of these factors can be personally influenced.

For example, I live in the Bay Area and love it, have lived here seven years now. I had a friend live here for three years and tell me how terrible it was and listed off all the terrible things about it. The experience was subjective and I respect that; he found a way to have a more positive life by leaving and good for him.

Not all things are equal, especially our perceptions of the world.

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