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by hugozap 1071 days ago
There will always be places with social revolts. Still a tiny tiny fraction of how it was in the past.

Watching news can distort your perspective very quickly.

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So 'now' has a problem. We have no means to know if our social environment is actually stable or not. Currently we are in a long 'peace' after WWII. Maybe it will remain, and improving technology will improve our lives and and things will continue to remain stable. Or, we'll have further climate instability coupled with AI labor displacement and things will go to shit faster than they ever have in history.

The point is people that believe the world will be stable in the future are more apt to build a stable future. If everyone is watching the news and they believe the future will be unstable, then the future will become unstable as a self fulfilling prophecy.