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minus-squareOpenStarslinkfedilinkEnglish22•5 months agoI have to believe that it can get better. Will it have a chance to get better?
minus-squareOpenStarslinkfedilinkEnglish14•5 months agoDon’t confuse optimism for desperation:-) But Star Trek is a great example of what can come after e.g. Bell Riots. We learn and grow through pain.
minus-square@schizo@forum.uncomfortable.businesslinkfedilinkEnglish19•5 months agoYou seem to have missed the global nuclear war that happened between the bell riots and shiny space communism. Wouldn’t mind avoiding that, though it seems like thats getting more and more probable. Things might get better, after everyone dies for stupid bullshit, but that’s hardly a comfort.
minus-squareOpenStarslinkfedilinkEnglish9•edit-25 months agoWell, I did say after:-). All that we can hope to do is to give it our best shot. Edit:
minus-squareSundraylinkfedilinkEnglish5•5 months agoMaybe. But not for a long time. Probably not in our lifetimes.
minus-squareOpenStarslinkfedilinkEnglish3•5 months agoSigh… yeah. Rome fell too, once upon a time, long may it continue in our hearts.
I have to believe that it can get better.
Will it have a chance to get better?
I wish I shared your optimism.
Don’t confuse optimism for desperation:-)
But Star Trek is a great example of what can come after e.g. Bell Riots.
We learn and grow through pain.
You seem to have missed the global nuclear war that happened between the bell riots and shiny space communism.
Wouldn’t mind avoiding that, though it seems like thats getting more and more probable.
Things might get better, after everyone dies for stupid bullshit, but that’s hardly a comfort.
Well, I did say after:-).
All that we can hope to do is to give it our best shot.
Edit:
Maybe. But not for a long time. Probably not in our lifetimes.
Sigh… yeah.
Rome fell too, once upon a time, long may it continue in our hearts.