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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAre things getting better?
Is the world a better place than it was a century ago? Is it getting better?
These people seem to think so.
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Are things getting better? (Original Post)
FreeJoe
Jan 2014
OP
Welcome to Du and seriously. They remind me of FOX news people, all the happy news!
uppityperson
Jan 2014
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infoviro
(59 posts)1. Affluent spoiled hipster brats.
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)2. Welcome to Du and seriously. They remind me of FOX news people, all the happy news!
dimbear
(6,271 posts)3. Seriously, 1914 sucked. Check the history books. n/t
arcane1
(38,613 posts)7. It definitely sucked for the Passenger Pigeon
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)4. Well known actually
but if it bleeds... well you know the rest.
haele
(12,654 posts)5. Well, it's different.
Better in most ways, but worse in a few others - particularly when considering personal intangibles.
Have to look at the history books to see if it is really "better" or "worse".
Haele