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I can go to historic archives of any time period that left a written record and find someone with a pessimistic take like your. Obviously the details are different, but there are always many bad signs for someone to point out.

In the end life isn't perfect, but it generally has gotten better

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>In the end life isn't perfect, but it generally has gotten better

I agree with your point, but people take this as a given (that because things are better now they will keep improving). It can get worse, and it doesn't need to bounce back in the long run.

True, but one could also easily find someone with an optimistic take. Tons of utopian science fiction from the 60s, say. Not so much today. That's why I made this thread.

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