Comment on Low cognition predicts unrealistic optimism. High cognition predicts realism and pessimism.
MayonnaiseArch@beehaw.org 11 months agoYeah, the world is going peachy, everything is just fine. Not like we’re on the verge of jackpot, religious morons on the rise, wars, antivax stuff… it’s the mindset right right
Steak@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
To be fair this is the best time to be alive ever.
MayonnaiseArch@beehaw.org 11 months ago
That’s certainly true.
acockworkorange@mander.xyz 11 months ago
It’s really not. The average IQ dropped for the first time, the average lifespan dropped for the first time… All data points to the 70s-00s as being the best time to be alive. We’re past peak.
MayonnaiseArch@beehaw.org 11 months ago
Damn, I’m too old - I still think it’s the 00 years. Weeee