Why has the world gone to shit?
Why has the world gone to shit?
In the last 5 to 10 years everything seems to suck: product's and services quality plummeted, everything from homes to cars to food became really expensive, technology stopped to help us to be something designed to f@ck with us and our money, nobody seems to be able to hold a job anymore, everyone is broke. Life seems worse in general.
Why? Did COVID made this happen? How?
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Because most people have stopped giving a fuck.
I'm serious. Remember all those memes a couple of years back about not giving any fucks? Their chickens are now coming back to roost.
A lot of people have simply decided that it was no longer worth the effort to try and be a good person, and to just shut themselves off and take care of their own needs. And perhaps it was necessary at the time because they were simply tired of putting in effort while others decided to take and take and give nothing back, but clearly, this isn't a viable long term solution. The Roots put it quite well in their song How I Got Over:
Out on the streets, where I grew up
First thing they teach you is not to give a fuck
That type of thinking can't get you nowhere
Someone has to careThe less people care, the colder the world grows. If no one does anything charitable, every interaction becomes a matter of win or lose. Now I'm well aware of just how difficult it is to be kind in a world full of greed where everyone seems to want to take advantage of you the moment you show any sign of weakness, but unfortunately, that is the only way anything will ever change.
For if you love those who love you, what reward have you?
Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others?
Do not even the tax collectors do so?
Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.Matthew 5:46-48
I really liked your comment until you dropped a Bible verse.
Yep.. Turns the post from somewhat interesting/meaningful to preachy and judgemental.
I'm not religious, but I think that was a justified bible quote, it describes the point made, and theres even an alternative example. I get that religion has done a bunch of bad things, but that was a harmless quote.
There's never a justified Bible quote and for you to say that and not be religious is bizarre.
Eh, I can see your point, and the commentor also mentioned jesus in another comment, which is weird and annoying, but I think in the original comment it was being used as a way to show that this idea has been around for a very long time, and give more credence to their point.
I would certainly never quote the bible, and it is kinda weird, but I don't think its bad enough to be worth discarding their main message.
I don't care. Guy spoke his mind. I respect that for what it is.
What a weird-ass reply. Who gives a shit? It has the same message as the song quote afterall. Does it not?.... Also the bible is basically a collection of "rules" and analogies, no? You can appreciate the bible for the messages it conveys (i.e. thou shall not kill) but you can also not take the thing literally. I personally am not religious in the slightest, but "thou shall not kill" seems like a damn good rule to me.......
Also even weirder anyone else upvoted you. Unbelievable.
Feel the same about you.
Unbelievably dense and short sighted.
Well I'm sorry that upset you, but doesn't the song more or less convey a similar message?
It didn't upset me haha. I'm saying you seemed intelligent and I agreed with your point and then you drop some Jesus on me. May as well be preaching the flat earth or the lizard people.
So you're saying you'll accept the same message when it comes from a black man, but not when it comes from a Middle Eastern man?
IDK, sounds kinda racist if you ask me.
It does. That person is an absolute clown.
People are generally fine. The problem is that we're all getting squeezed by a handful of rich fucks who own the politicians.
Lol
Yeah but that's literally been the case for pretty much all of human history. Remember that even Jesus had to deal with people complaining about having to pay taxes.
Or maybe we need better solutions than expecting people to allow themselves to be abused. 🤷