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by JansjoFromIkea 804 days ago
"the world" probably doesn't mean that much to a 25-30 year old American's personal morale; I don't see why it should

Like, I'm sure someone in Flint a few years ago wouldn't begrudge more people having access to drinkable water but they're obviously going to be massively unhappy about having to consider the possibility of no longer having access to it themselves.

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Ironically, suicide rates are typically fairly low among people dealing with actual existential problems. Depression is not very prevalent until all basic needs are taken care of.