| > This happens MUCH less today than at any time in the past. Really? You know this how? > Only 2 generations ago, stuff like this was happening on a daily basis everywhere in the world. And it magically stopped? > This was basically what justice used to be. As opposed to justice now being what money can buy? > But it's more fair and just than it's ever been before I disagree. The world is just as fair and just as it's ever been before. This is just recency bias like how the enlightenment crowd painted the period before them as the "dark ages" where no learning or progress was made. > But compared to even 50 years ago, we are so far ahead it's unbelievable. Maybe if we cherrypick some parts or aspects. > 100 years, and it's basically a different world. Humans are still humans. Things aren't as terrible as you think they were. Things aren't as terrible today as some think. Things aren't as great as some think they were. Things aren't as great today as some think. |