Is the world getting worse?

[JokerX27505]

Can't really answer the poll, cause it depends on perspective and to answer neither would mean that nothing has changed. Yet it has changed.

Some things are better today than previous......though not sure what timeline you're comparing too. But yes medical, poverty, fresh water, etc have all advanced tremendously.

The human side of the coin has been failing and I don't think it's just in the US, but around the world. Everyone does whatever the heck they want, just because they want to, for whatever reasoning and they don't think or care what or who it may impact. Either for shock value or to show off, it's all about ME, ME, ME & screw anyone that disagrees.

Agreed if you are someone of faith I see how it can be getting worse since Christianity is losing influence for some reason I forgot to think about how some hold spirituality, health, and happiness differently to some your spirit is worth more than the other two and to others who simply don't believe in such will more likely hold overall happiness more heavily than the taintedness of a spirit they don't believe in.
Of course everyone's "perfect world" is different but when compared to history I still lack the thought that we as a whole are not improving. Home | HumanProgress.org is a great website to check out there you can find the stats of all things Human Progress.

I would think being a decent human being wouldn't depend on faith or lack thereof. But maybe that's just me

you know it matters to many.

 

[JimBowie1958]

Mankind has gone "Crazy Eddie".

Only in the Western world where this kind of shit happens.

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It doesnt happen in Saudi Arabia, folks.

Doesn't Europe, South America & elsewhere have similar social unrest???

I think that Western Europe and South America are generally considered part of the Western World.

 

[JustAnotherNut]

Mankind has gone "Crazy Eddie".

Only in the Western world where this kind of shit happens.

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It doesnt happen in Saudi Arabia, folks.

Doesn't Europe, South America & elsewhere have similar social unrest???

I think that Western Europe and South America are generally considered part of the Western World.

ok, ok......I thought you were referring to it only happening here in the US.......oops, my bad

 

[JOSweetHeart]

I voted neither because both good and bad are going to put out there whatever makes sense to them as long as both have the right to.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

 

[2aguy]

Okay my first big rant that I hope to get input from.
We always hear that things are getting worse no matter the subject regarding human beings.
Of course many make a living off spouting these things like people in the media and politicians trying to use fear for their own agenda but what if things in the country and in the world are not as bad as everyone screams it to be.
I mean Child mortality, Hunger, Illiteracy, Pollution, Poverty rates have gone down. On average 285,000 more people have gained access to safe water every day for the past 25 years. Since the Cold War extreme poverty has decreased from 37% per cent to 9.6%. Advancements in medicine has increased life expectancy and comfort from pain and sooo much more I can go on and on.
The reason I'm making this post is because I'm baffled by the amount of people that think the world is somehow getting worse!
A YouGov Poll shows in United States 65% of adults say all things considered the world is getting worse,
23% say neither and only 6% say its getting better . The Brits think even worse with only 5% saying that they think its getting better.

I believe there has been no place or time that is better to live in than right here in the U.S. right now and its going to get even better.
Disagree? let me know why

This reminds me of something Billy Joel said "We didn't start the fire it was always burning since the world's been turning".

No. Things were much worse in the past.