Has the world improved overall, or got worse in your lifetime?

Trollheart · 04-09-2014, 03:26 PM

Obviously that's an impossible question to answer but I'd wonder how it would work out if we all listed the good things that we remember happening and then the bad. Would there be more of one than the other? There have certainly been some great achievements in my lifetime, making me often glad to be living in the era I do, but then there have been some pretty awful things too.

If you bother to do a list, remember you can't choose like World War II, as you have to have been at least born when these things happened.

For me (born in 1963)

Good
Man on the moon
Apartheid ends
Nelson Mandela freed
"The Troubles" in Northern Ireland over(ish)
Berlin Wall down

Bad
JFK killed
9/11
Black September
Omagh bombing
Nelson Mandela dies
Catholic Church sex scandals
The property crash leading to global recession
"Challenger" explodes

I'm sure there are tons more but that's all I can think of at the moment, and right now my tally is:
Good = 5
Bad = 8

Um.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 04-09-2014, 03:29 PM

The world becomes progressively worse and progressively less self aware

just like this forum

FRED HALE SR. · 04-09-2014, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Sansa Stark

The world becomes progressively worse and progressively less self aware

just like this forum

Damn Debbie Downer.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 04-09-2014, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by FRED HALE SR.

Damn Debbie Downer.

That's Deborah to you buddy!

stevie · 04-15-2014, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Sansa Stark

The world becomes progressively worse and progressively less self aware

just like this forum

forever isn't for
everyone
is forever
for you?

maybe you can answer your question? Is this going to be too much fun?

Black Francis · 04-09-2014, 04:09 PM

Im not inclined to do a list and i don't have much to say but here i go.

I think we have made progress in some fields but not in others, For exmpl homosexuality has become more accepted which is GOOD but they still don't have the same rights as straight ppl, they only have them in some states which is BAD

Technolgy has made alot of progress which is GOOD because it has made life more convenient and it has unified ppl from all over the world with the internet and even saves lives, yet at the same it has created a dependency in us and now we can't imagine life without it which is.. bad? i honestly don't know if it's good or bad.

Im very optimistic of the future, im waiting for the birth of the A.I so we can have robot buddies and i also believe that maybe when our technology evolves to the point of us being able to colonize other planets we'll have our first contact with aliens.

Basically i want the future to be Mass effect cause i wanna f*ck Tali

djchameleon · 04-09-2014, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Francis

Im very optimistic of the future, im waiting for the birth of the A.I so we can have robot buddies and i also believe that maybe when our technology evolves to the point of us being able to colonize other planets we'll have our first contact with aliens.

You want the robots to take over? Judgement Day isn't far off after A.I. becomes super integrated into our lifestyles.

Black Francis · 04-09-2014, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

You want the robots to take over? Judgement Day isn't far off after A.I. becomes super integrated into our lifestyles.

That's a possibility but maybe it won't come to that if we never make SKYNET.

Trollheart · 04-09-2014, 05:14 PM

I would also point out that attitudes towards people in general seem to have hardened. It's an old "better in my day" story but really, if you slipped in the street today how many people would be rushing up to help you? People used to do that all the time, now it's almost like they're afraid they might get sued, couldn't care less or quite literally don't see anything other than the iphone or ipad their nose is buried in as they walk along.

Slightly OT: great ad on Irish TV to try to discourage people from using mobiles in their car --- "It won't kill you to put it away while you drive". Gotta love the message in that!

djchameleon · 04-09-2014, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

I would also point out that attitudes towards people in general seem to have hardened. It's an old "better in my day" story but really, if you slipped in the street today how many people would be rushing up to help you? People used to do that all the time, now it's almost like they're afraid they might get sued, couldn't care less or quite literally don't see anything other than the iphone or ipad their nose is buried in as they walk along.
!

People aren't as jaded as you think. I was down in NYC (which has the rep of incredibly rude non caring people), this lady fell down and four people stopped what they were doing to check on her and help her up. They put aside their devices to do so. I would have helped but a fifth person wasn't necessary.

04-09-2014, 03:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Has the world improved overall, or got worse in your lifetime? Obviously that's an impossible question to answer but I'd wonder how it would work out if we all listed the good things that we remember happening and then the bad. Would there be more of one than the other? There have certainly been some great achievements in my lifetime, making me often glad to be living in the era I do, but then there have been some pretty awful things too. If you bother to do a list, remember you can't choose like World War II, as you have to have been at least born when these things happened. For me (born in 1963) Good Man on the moon Apartheid ends Nelson Mandela freed "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland over(ish) Berlin Wall down Bad JFK killed 9/11 Black September Omagh bombing Nelson Mandela dies Catholic Church sex scandals The property crash leading to global recession "Challenger" explodes I'm sure there are tons more but that's all I can think of at the moment, and right now my tally is: Good = 5 Bad = 8 Um. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

04-09-2014, 04:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
Black Francis Out of Place Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: in an abstract house Posts: 4,111	Im not inclined to do a list and i don't have much to say but here i go. I think we have made progress in some fields but not in others, For exmpl homosexuality has become more accepted which is GOOD but they still don't have the same rights as straight ppl, they only have them in some states which is BAD Technolgy has made alot of progress which is GOOD because it has made life more convenient and it has unified ppl from all over the world with the internet and even saves lives, yet at the same it has created a dependency in us and now we can't imagine life without it which is.. bad? i honestly don't know if it's good or bad. Im very optimistic of the future, im waiting for the birth of the A.I so we can have robot buddies and i also believe that maybe when our technology evolves to the point of us being able to colonize other planets we'll have our first contact with aliens. Basically i want the future to be Mass effect cause i wanna fck Tali __________________ "Hey Kids you got to meet the MIGHTY PIXIES!"* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRbCtIgW3A

04-09-2014, 05:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	I would also point out that attitudes towards people in general seem to have hardened. It's an old "better in my day" story but really, if you slipped in the street today how many people would be rushing up to help you? People used to do that all the time, now it's almost like they're afraid they might get sued, couldn't care less or quite literally don't see anything other than the iphone or ipad their nose is buried in as they walk along. Slightly OT: great ad on Irish TV to try to discourage people from using mobiles in their car --- "It won't kill you to put it away while you drive". Gotta love the message in that! __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

04-09-2014, 03:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	The world becomes progressively worse and progressively less self aware just like this forum