There is no justice in this world for humanity

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[–]StillLessons 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The past 75 years in the United States and Western Europe were an anomalously easy time. This was a very specific time and location in which it was in fact better, at least to me, having spent much of my life in that bubble. It looks to me like we are trending back to the more standard model. Life is becoming more brutish and short again. But for those decades, for those of us who happened to live within our borders (outside the borders was still pretty harsh), life was better for a while there. Even so, many of us had the sense the entire time it was unsustainable. Our current moment looks like we were right; what cannot be sustained will not be. Coming down is sharp, rough, and ugly, not a nice gradual climb like the way up.

[–]Vulptex 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I would say only the last 40-50. Before that it was only easy if you were white and 100% conforming. Things leveled out and there was peace for a few decades, but now it's starting to loop back around again.