Is there ANYTHING not getting worse?
I just want to know why Jack Napier from Batman’s 1980s flashbacks has a podcast?
In no particular order, from where I am:
- Linux/FOSS
- Renewable energy
- Crime rates
- Consumer protection laws
- Furry cons
- Vegan & vegetarian products
- The AI bubble (slowly)
- Left-wing parties
Why do you think Linux and FOSS are getting worse? It’s an enormous ecosystem… hard to say one way or the other, but there are a lot of really good mature products right now.
No no, these things are getting better in my opinion, in Germany/EU at least!
I think they’re responding to the original image which states “Is there anything that isn’t getting worse?”
I agree. Things are NUTS right now but there’s some truly incredible stuff going on in the open source anything space, and I’m happy to be here for it. :)
I’d argue the AI bubble is still getting worse, just more slowly
It’s starting to show its cracks (see Facebook), I’ll count that as getting better.
That is what people have been saying since ancient Greek times
Well, if the Greeks had had climate change they might’ve been right.
Negativity bias is real and I’m quite sure that it’s amplified by social media platforms on purpose.
Optimistic people are problematic to the ruling elite because they bring their progressive endeavours to fruition, while the pessimistic ones complain that the world is getting worse.
What an odd view. Pessimistic people can and do much in the way of “endeavors”. Just like optimistic people can and do sit on their asses just assuming everything will work out or “everything happens for a reason”.
How has anyone living today not seen that both outlooks can have people who do things and also people who don’t.
Don’t be silly, the fentanyl market is booming, and military spending is through the roof!
On a side note, I don’t know who this guy in the suit is, but check his hard drive.
Pretty sure this is that dude known as ReviewBro, who reviews fast food and stuff. Or used to, idk.
He was in a rather popular meme that goes “My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.” Lol
It will continue to get worse because humanity has failed. God stays in heaven because the devil has won.
I recently heard a take of “what boomers don’t understand about millennials and younger generations is that we don’t expect anything good to happen ever again.” I’ve talked to a lot of friends about this and the general consensus is “…yeah” not a single person has disputed it, even a little. When I mentioned this to my dad, he complained that his social security might be reduced in the next few years.
I saw a debate where someone said “All of my friends are in their 30s. None of them have kids. None. Do you know how hard you have to abuse a mammal to make it stop having kids?”
And now I think we have an answer to that question.
I don’t expect it, but I’m also not going to be complicit in them getting worse. Lethargy and cynicism means you’ve already lost, which is what the assholes at the top want.
We will not go quietly into that good night.
i mean… i hope good things will happen, but yeah i don’t expect them to. especially when we look at the climate crisis, we’re probably one of the last generations that’ll remember the world when it was relatively normal
i just hope i die before the whole planet is forced to ration drinking water
When I mentioned this to my dad, he complained that his social security might be reduced in the next few years
Oh, that thing we probably aren’t even going to get? Sounds rough.
I’ll have fun paying for his before then, though
Taco Bell is still pretty good…. Oh… wait
… people are still blaming taco bell for taylor farms’ latest fuckup? even after taylor farms has fucked this up multiple times in the past and taco bell was the first to pull stuff that wasn’t safe to sell?
Idk I heard there were fourish cases for that food poisoning linked to Taco Bell. But I still eat there twice a week
Yes, linked to Taco Bell because Taco Bell sources their produce from Taylor Farms …
If you want some good news: the earth is greener than it was 20 years ago. About 5% greener, mostly due to big tree planting projects in India and China, but also due to de-desertification efforts on the edges of the Saha, Forrest restoration in the Americas rewilding efforts in Europe (which are also introducing native wildlife back to Europe like wolves, bison and beavers) and even the redesigning of urban centres to include more green space.
Is it green enough to offset the amount of people & pollution from billionaires that we have now vs 20 years ago?
We’re actually getting close to that
We have far less fears to see our civilzations collapse than we had at that time… Isn’t it kind of positive to have some hopes?
we must be living in different civilisations then. all i’m hearing is “climate crisis faster than expected”
Do you feel like the civilization you live in as a positive effect to prevent this crisis?
If the civilization I live in collapse, that would be an harsh chaos for us, but for climate and therefore future generations I really think it would be a positive event…
Fun part is we have a global civilization.
So much is getting better, social media and negativity bias in general is just making it seem like it’s not.
Just for example, percentage of green energy is steadily rising. Even if it is not fast enough, that is still a constant improvement.
it’s the hopelessness that gets to most of us, it certainly does to me. as you said not fast enough, all the good efforts exist sure but none of them seem to be able to outweigh the negative actions.
and even when good actions start happening i get the thought of “so we could’ve done that the entire time… but we just didn’t” (i hope the NYC Mayor somehow becomes the president of the world, please)
Mainstream news are all negative. If you are struggling to see a light at the end of the tunnel, try to look up newspapers/publications with only positive news. A lot of them don’t get reported at all by normal media.
I know it’s strange to hear, but while I expect a lot of pain in the short term, I expect things will be better in the longer term (20+ years).
You were right recently, but here in the US, massively increased energy demands by data centers (which in 2026 are using more power globally than all of Canada) are often being driven by sources that would be outright illegal even where they are in the US. Technically allowed by being “temporary” onsite generation.
I’ve really been feeling dismal about this one the last few days.
Even in the US, even with trump trying to bring back coal in possible way, revewables are increasing the electricity production share.
Coal (the moat polluting source) has been in strong decline. Even if 2026 might be a setback (and we don’t know yet), the long term trend is quite clear. https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/electricity-in-the-us-generation-capacity-and-sales.php
The Hormuz crisis might have also been curtailed a good incentive for people to think about buying an electric car or install solar panels (we don’t know yet its effect).
Also the world climate does not depend only the US. China is one of the biggest polluters (everything is made there, 1B people), and they are investing heavily in renewables. Europe is already relatively green.
Progress is slow, but progress is being made in the right direction. You have to believe in a future, otherwise it’s too tempting to just to give up!
Emulation.
Uhh, theres good indie games…Foss projects.
Is there more? Maybe medical advancements no one can afford.
Linux GAMING
Ah good one3! I couldn’t imagine Linux gaming 20 years ago when I first tried it.
Offline hobbies are getting more love again. Carpentry, sewing and knitting, bird watching. Modding old consoles is one of my all-time faves.
I started painting minis. I love it
Oh for sure. A good article here explains my take-basically yeah it all sucks but I’m gonna live my life doing things I like.
That’s my motto as well. Life is too short to live in constant fear, and we can control so little of it. Take as many PTO days as you can.
Totally. Do what we can to inform and build community but try to keep world news to a minimum…realistically we can’t change it.
So true.
Switching to Linux and Android makes me feel excited for new technology again. I did not felt that in a long time. All the software is just how it should be. No kings, no masters to appease–just the will to make something helpful. Also the homebrew community is real fun, hacked my DSi and Wii and I love how they reverse engineered a lot of servers that were shut down. Its small but fun–just the fact that we are all on a server that should not exists from all over the world brings me joy.
exactly my experience. Made computing fun after being a slog for years!
That man needs a properly fitted suit.
A big suit is part of his style though.
Is it not proper? There are many different styles of suits, maybe he just likes the classic american bulky fit
