I'm reading only 2 civs dead. 1 canadian tourist, 1 indonesian local.

5 terrorists dead, 3 civs dead...

any one have information on how many were hurt?
where the attacks were?
what happened etc

what is odd is that people I have met from harsher conditions tend to have a better view of the world that people in the first world :-k

World issues such as famine and poverty will always exist...if its something you want to help fix, sure knock yourself out and donate or volunteer or something but dont make others feel guilty about because they are less passionate about it.
Sure the world sucks for a lot of people, but be grateful for living in the 1st world and make your opportunities count . and dont be a douche by making people feel bad because they have 1st world problems.
Its a bit like me saying Prince Harry/William is a prick because they grew up privelaged

Edited by Socawho: 15/1/2016 01:27:07 AM

Maybe Draups is just trying to make us feel guilty about the inequality in the world...

#firstworldproblems :)

By our standards, the world is a shit place, because most people live worse than us given we are one of the luckiest countries in the world and our standard of living is so high.

The reality is that despite appearances, the standard of living around the world is higher than it has ever been and is more peaceful than ever. Doesn't change the fact that most people have it tougher than us.
Interestingly, I've seen measures of happiness that seem counter intuitive to what we might think.

Check out this wiki page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Happiness_Report

Most countries near the top are rich European countries but there are some surprising rankings. Like Central and South American countries are pretty high despite having more poverty and crime. And Portugal is really low at 85.

back to your original post. You are implying the world is shit all the time. My world isnt shit. I hope you feel better soon and stop trying to take the weight of the world on your shoulders.

So again, how exactly does the good outweigh the bad?

I will repeat: More people live in squalor and suffer from famine or under oppressive governments than those who do not.

Where does any of this argument have anything to do with the world becoming more peaceful, or the world being better than it was before? That line of argument is literally equivalent to "When I went to Thailand I had the most epic case of diarrhoea and was vomiting up bile all day, but now I'm only vomiting up bile all day, so I suppose my haircut makes it all good".

Edited by Draupnir: 14/1/2016 08:50:21 PM

Draups is right. The world is a truly horrid place. :)

You're a fool.

I'm sure they put forward a very convincing pitch. Its their stock in trade. :)

You can't judge an article till you read it.

It's like saying my date is ugly when i'm heading off to a blind date.

Edited by socceroofan4life: 14/1/2016 08:23:50 PM

#slatepitches :)

It's a well written article which lists its sources and is well presented.

Actually read it.

Edited by socceroofan4life: 14/1/2016 08:18:09 PM

Because of globalisation more people than ever have never had it better. Plus the amount of science and research that is being created or discovered.

Some people wont be happy until we all live in the same little cube, wear the same clothes, eat the same food rations and start using numbers for names.

:)

We don't live in a shit world where good things happen. We live in a good world where shit things happen.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2014/12/the_world_is_not_falling_apart_the_trend_lines_reveal_an_increasingly_peaceful.html

Shit fucking sucks :(

Probably those Buddhists at it again.

Yes that is all true, but we are still in the most peaceful time in the human race's history. That may be quite sad but right now the world is as good as it's ever been.

Where does the good outweigh the bad? The majority of the population of Earth live in squalor, famine and/or under oppressive rule. We're lucky enough to live in a Western country, but our situation is far from the majority. Even Europe still has relatively shit conditions in places like Albania. Or what about Ukraine where there are tanks in the streets and dead bodies hanging from telegraph poles.

Take the blinders off.

There's also been another bomb in Turkey

Nah the good far outweighs the bad, the bad just casts a larger shadow and has a louder voice.

lel

This world really sucks sometimes.

Look's like a pretty big terrorist attack taking place right now.