Exactly: Things got worse slowly, then quickly. Why canāt they get better that way too?
They do.
Look at the rise of gay rights. It happened very slowly, then suddenly. Now most Republicans accept gay peopleās existence.
The thing is, thereās never not something to progress on. We can always improve society. And the people trying to hold that back will always fight back. So it sometimes feels like we donāt make progress.
But we absolutely make progress. It isnāt always smooth, it isnāt always consistent, but lots of hard data shows human existence getting better. Millions fewer children died in 2024 than in 1984. A smaller percentage of humans starved to death. A smaller percentage of humans died of treatable diseases.
Donāt let despair take you. Keep fighting, and society marches on.
They do.
Look at the rise of gay rights. It happened very slowly, then suddenly. Now most Republicans accept gay peopleās existence.
The thing is, thereās never not something to progress on. We can always improve society. And the people trying to hold that back will always fight back. So it sometimes feels like we donāt make progress.
But we absolutely make progress. It isnāt always smooth, it isnāt always consistent, but lots of hard data shows human existence getting better. Millions fewer children died in 2024 than in 1984. A smaller percentage of humans starved to death. A smaller percentage of humans died of treatable diseases.
Donāt let despair take you. Keep fighting, and society marches on.