5 reasons life actually does get better (and the world isnt that bad)

[Smeg_head]

All five are mostly wrong. Yeah, life can get a lot better for some of us currently doing it bad. But most people live unhappily and die young.

Hate to be the bearer of truth, but I've never been a fan of blind hope in the doubtful.

I wouldn't say MOST people, I imagine a fucking lot do, but certainly not MOST. My grandfather for example, he was piss poor after the Communists invaded South Viet Nam and took away all his farming land, but he still lived a happy life looking after my mother, aunts and uncles, telling them stories, kneading clay figures, and sharing out crispy burnt(not too burnt) rice to enjoy. He died of liver failure, but before so, told my father not to be sad, and told him to be strong, and look after my family.

Even in the aftermath of devastating war, and having your livelihood stolen by an enemy you can't resist, he was still happy. I hate to be the bearer of truth, but pessimism breeds only negativity, and we have enough of that. After all, the poor villagers in my fatherland, seem to lead happy lives.

The majority of the world live in abject poverty and don't live to see their 50th birthday, actually. Most of them dying of a mixture of starvation and disease.

If that's the case, why not pick yourself up off your bed of darkness and suffering in the world, and try to help out a bit? Maybe some donations, or a bit of charity work or volunteering(if possible). Not exactly saving the world, but it's getting there.

 

[Anezay]

Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person who does not have a bleak, doom-and-gloom outlook on life. This thread has made me happy.

High five for optimism!
Ok, actually, I'm pretty damn cynical. And pessimistic. But I am happy-go-lucky enough to not be all doom and gloom. So, fist bump for being happy?

 

[Scarim Coral]

That article is good. It's refreshing to read something positive for once then those who complain about the harsh side to the world.

 

[Snowy Rainbow]

If that's the case, why not pick yourself up off your bed of darkness and suffering in the world, and try to help out a bit? Maybe some donations, or a bit of charity work or volunteering(if possible). Not exactly saving the world, but it's getting there.

You assume too much there, friend.

 

[Rabish Bini]

Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person who does not have a bleak, doom-and-gloom outlook on life. This thread has made me happy.

High five for optimism!
Ok, actually, I'm pretty damn cynical. And pessimistic. But I am happy-go-lucky enough to not be all doom and gloom. So, fist bump for being happy?

Haha. I can be pretty cynical, it's difficult not to be when stupidity is everywhere in the world (myself included).

But having a doomy outlook on life gets nothing sorted. So yes, fist-bump for you!

 

[Smeg_head]

If that's the case, why not pick yourself up off your bed of darkness and suffering in the world, and try to help out a bit? Maybe some donations, or a bit of charity work or volunteering(if possible). Not exactly saving the world, but it's getting there.

You assume too much there, friend.

My apologies, I can't exactly figure out everything from an avatar and a couple of posts. I hope we can agree that while a good lot of the world is in tatters, we can help.

 

[Pointer]

I read the article yesterday.

I think it's great to finally see an article that cuts back on the whole "life sucks" gloom that seems to plague the internet.

Its this generation. We've been taught that the world is shit because we pollute the air and eat too much food and overstress the Earth, and don't donate enough to various causes. We are the recipients of our parent's legacy, the post 9-11, Al Gore world and for better or worse, this is what we own.

And on the topic at hand, I am two months away from this freedom.

 

[Snowy Rainbow]

I hope we can agree that while a good lot of the world is in tatters, we can help.

It depends to what degree you refer.

 

[Smeg_head]

I hope we can agree that while a good lot of the world is in tatters, we can help.

It depends to what degree you refer.

Anywhere between handing out a few dollars to a charity collector, to being a volunteer within the thick of it, handing out medicine and other supplies, to being the one organizing these efforts yourself, if you wish to go that far.

 

[Snowy Rainbow]

I hope we can agree that while a good lot of the world is in tatters, we can help.

It depends to what degree you refer.

Anywhere between handing out a few dollars to a charity collector, to being a volunteer within the thick of it, handing out medicine and other supplies, to being the one organizing these efforts yourself, if you wish to go that far.

Yes. Some of us could help to that extent. So far as actually doing any measurable good for the world? Neigh on impossible.

 

[Smeg_head]

I hope we can agree that while a good lot of the world is in tatters, we can help.

It depends to what degree you refer.

Anywhere between handing out a few dollars to a charity collector, to being a volunteer within the thick of it, handing out medicine and other supplies, to being the one organizing these efforts yourself, if you wish to go that far.

Yes. Some of us could help to that extent. So far as actually doing any measurable good for the world? Neigh on impossible.

Of course, one human being can barely change his friend's mind about a particular brand of beer, none the less change the whole damned world. But, the collective grows stronger with the increasing sum of its parts, I say.

 

[Anezay]

I hope we can agree that while a good lot of the world is in tatters, we can help.

It depends to what degree you refer.

Anywhere between handing out a few dollars to a charity collector, to being a volunteer within the thick of it, handing out medicine and other supplies, to being the one organizing these efforts yourself, if you wish to go that far.

Yes. Some of us could help to that extent. So far as actually doing any measurable good for the world? Neigh on impossible.

Of course, one human being can barely change his friend's mind about a particular brand of beer, none the less change the whole damned world. But, the collective grows stronger with the increasing sum of its parts, I say.

Quoted For Truth.
If you want to make the world better, do so. Donate to charity. Do volunteer work. Learn to do something useful to the world's overall good, then do it. Join the peace corps or military if you're feeling like going all in about it. Plant a fucking tree. If you just sit at home and ***** about it, nothing will ever get fixed.

 

[Snowy Rainbow]

I hope we can agree that while a good lot of the world is in tatters, we can help.

It depends to what degree you refer.

Anywhere between handing out a few dollars to a charity collector, to being a volunteer within the thick of it, handing out medicine and other supplies, to being the one organizing these efforts yourself, if you wish to go that far.

Yes. Some of us could help to that extent. So far as actually doing any measurable good for the world? Neigh on impossible.

Of course, one human being can barely change his friend's mind about a particular brand of beer, none the less change the whole damned world. But, the collective grows stronger with the increasing sum of its parts, I say.

As it stands, this planet is doomed. Charity work and all the good will in the world won't save us from that. We'll either kill each other or run out of fuel for the great machine soon enough. Most of us still live in the dark ages. The rest of us are busy fighting over religion, oil and gold. We've dropped nuclear weapons on civilians, committed genocide, eugenics, the U.S. is a theocracy in economic shambles, better and better ways of killing ourselves are mass produced, the average life expectancy for the minority of us is going up thanks to painkillers and hospital beds, while our health is going down and down; we give ourselves cancer and diabetes on a regular basis, sexual inequality is STILL an issue (despite being as old as humanity itself), people all over the world are killed for the change in their pocket, people's backyards are war-zones, hell, most of us don't even have enough food to survive -- we can't even feed ourselves. Christ. I'm not a pessimist or an optimist, but I can't see any other outcome for us. There's been five global mass extinctions already. We're next by the looks of things.

 

[MetalGenocide]

Been around for like 3 decades on this world, so I gotta say, with excessive sugarcoat btw:
This is a load of crap, that guy just got lucky, very fucking lucky.

 

[Use_Imagination_here]

I allready read cracked. And i recommend the site for everyone. Lots of talented and funny people write for that site.

 

[Exile714]

I hope we can agree that while a good lot of the world is in tatters, we can help.

It depends to what degree you refer.

Anywhere between handing out a few dollars to a charity collector, to being a volunteer within the thick of it, handing out medicine and other supplies, to being the one organizing these efforts yourself, if you wish to go that far.

Yes. Some of us could help to that extent. So far as actually doing any measurable good for the world? Neigh on impossible.

Of course, one human being can barely change his friend's mind about a particular brand of beer, none the less change the whole damned world. But, the collective grows stronger with the increasing sum of its parts, I say.

As it stands, this planet is doomed. Charity work and all the good will in the world won't save us from that. We'll either kill each other or run out of fuel for the great machine soon enough. Most of us still live in the dark ages. The rest of us are busy fighting over religion, oil and gold. We've dropped nuclear weapons on civilians, committed genocide, eugenics, the U.S. is a theocracy in economic shambles, better and better ways of killing ourselves are mass produced, the average life expectancy for the minority of us is going up thanks to painkillers and hospital beds, while our health is going down and down; we give ourselves cancer and diabetes on a regular basis, sexual inequality is STILL an issue (despite being as old as humanity itself), people all over the world are killed for the change in their pocket, people's backyards are war-zones, hell, most of us don't even have enough food to survive -- we can't even feed ourselves. Christ. I'm not a pessimist or an optimist, but I can't see any other outcome for us. There's been five global mass extinctions already. We're next by the looks of things.

You're wrong. There is good in the world too. I'm just sorry you can't see it.

 

[Vault101]

Disappointing. Was expecting something a little more involved then "heres a cracked article to read"

well Im not sure what else there is to say, the article pretty much sums it up all well

I read this article and I was like YES!!! a little light of posativity in the dark, I imedietly thourght I had to share this here, because there is overwhelming negativity on this site, so I was interested to see how it would be received

because I defiently dont think life is awful, I quite like life and I dont belive all the naysayers on the internet or otherwise who tell you otherwise, I mean this article was just so refreshing

I mean "highschool best time of your life?" no fuck that, its a fucking lie

and "growing up" meaning you have to stop enjoying the things you enjoy? fuck that, I just got a t-shit today with "I <3 yoshi" on it , silly? yes but its true, I have a godamn figure of the guy from splinter cell on my desk at work....sure it all seems silly and childish to an outsider but I dont get it for them, I get it for me (unless they tell me to remove it from my desk, however that hansnt happened)

I mean I can see how adult life can be hell, having to juggle everything (no Idea how they do it, really), I have it pretty good right now I know and others have ti worse

but its not all darkness, I think part of the reason Is I dont ask much from life, just give me a good game and Im happy

 

[Smeg_head]

I hope we can agree that while a good lot of the world is in tatters, we can help.

It depends to what degree you refer.

Anywhere between handing out a few dollars to a charity collector, to being a volunteer within the thick of it, handing out medicine and other supplies, to being the one organizing these efforts yourself, if you wish to go that far.

Yes. Some of us could help to that extent. So far as actually doing any measurable good for the world? Neigh on impossible.

Of course, one human being can barely change his friend's mind about a particular brand of beer, none the less change the whole damned world. But, the collective grows stronger with the increasing sum of its parts, I say.

As it stands, this planet is doomed. Charity work and all the good will in the world won't save us from that. We'll either kill each other or run out of fuel for the great machine soon enough. Most of us still live in the dark ages. The rest of us are busy fighting over religion, oil and gold. We've dropped nuclear weapons on civilians, committed genocide, eugenics, the U.S. is a theocracy in economic shambles, better and better ways of killing ourselves are mass produced, the average life expectancy for the minority of us is going up thanks to painkillers and hospital beds, while our health is going down and down; we give ourselves cancer and diabetes on a regular basis, sexual inequality is STILL an issue (despite being as old as humanity itself), people all over the world are killed for the change in their pocket, people's backyards are war-zones, hell, most of us don't even have enough food to survive -- we can't even feed ourselves. Christ. I'm not a pessimist or an optimist, but I can't see any other outcome for us. There's been five global mass extinctions already. We're next by the looks of things.

You're a cheerful lad aren't you? While I can't deny the world is in the shitter, doesn't mean I can't do anything about, just another person on the street picking up trash, or one more guy speaking out against bad decisions made by large forces, can help make some difference. In my book, it's all bloody worth it, after all, many Vietnamese Soldiers kept on fighting and moving to positions away from civilians, even after the order to surrender was recieved.

 

[Snowy Rainbow]

You're wrong. There is good in the world too. I'm just sorry you can't see it.

First of all, the term "good" is an opinion, so no one can be wrong. Second, I see plenty of good.

 

[MazdaXR]

I don't think at any point this article was to say that the world is perfect, it is basically saying that people, who get down about things in their life, can turn it around. To be honest I do not think this article was aimed at the african nation where millions starve to death, because I am pretty sure that they don't have the bloody internet (take the article for its intended audience) (it is called context).
But good job to you guys who like to shit on everyone's parade.

Everyone has stuff happen to themselves in their lives that they don't like, and everyone gets down, but I have no sympathy for people that are not willing to make a change, or accept help, life isn't about getting everything you want handed it to you on a plate. We are lucky that most of us on here will never experience the horrendous things that happen in the world. "those that complain the loudest often have the least to complain about"

The article is good, motivational for those willing to accept it. Chances are if you have commented on this article you should count yourself lucky that you at least have been given the chance to live.