I’ve had similar conversations with people many times.

People seem to readily complain about the state of the world today but objectively the average western individual is safer and able to be more productive / wealthy than at any other point in known human history.

True we have less freedoms in many ways and there are still problems - fiat and big government being the two main issues. But survival and productive endeavor opportunities are at ATH.

I think people are profoundly disconnected from historical precedents (how brutal the past was), while being simultaneously inundated with scary news on their screens (selection bias) and are self-centered (conflate their minor problems as serious issues).

Soft, ignorant people make up the bulk of humanity right now and it often makes me think we’re ready for a fall. To clear out the dead weight. Nature doesn’t favor helpless organisms well long-term…