The world is awful. Millions of children die each year.
The world is much better. Even though children die, we don't have nearly as many as we used to.
The world can be much better. Most of these child deaths are preventable.
This is how I view the world and it is why it upsets me when people voice concern about crime in a city or something like that and people respond with "ACKSHUALLY" followed by some sort of statistic. It feels like people just want to stay stuck but as the author says "to see that a better world is possible, we need to see that both are true at the same time: the world is awful, and the world is much better."
Being too dismissive of certain concerns is just as bad as being too pessimistic.
The world is much better. Even though children die, we don't have nearly as many as we used to.
The world can be much better. Most of these child deaths are preventable.
This is how I view the world and it is why it upsets me when people voice concern about crime in a city or something like that and people respond with "ACKSHUALLY" followed by some sort of statistic. It feels like people just want to stay stuck but as the author says "to see that a better world is possible, we need to see that both are true at the same time: the world is awful, and the world is much better."
Being too dismissive of certain concerns is just as bad as being too pessimistic.