On Mar 31, 2009, at 7:57 PM, mmalc Crawford wrote:
> I thought this was worth sharing:
>
> "We live in an amazing, amazing world, and it's wasted on the
> crappiest generation of spoiled idiots."
> <http://barefootmeg.multiply.com/video/item/56/Louis_CK_Everythings_amazing_nobodys_happy
>>
At first I thought the semi-bald bearded bloke was 'Primal' (Jim
Cramer) himself . . .
I have been working my way (somewhat slowly) through a book by Gregg
Easterbrook
on a similar theme. It's titled:
'The Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel
Worse'
I think a lot of this problem might come from slanted news reporting.
Floods,
Fires, and Pestilences seem to get more press than good news . . .
When I hear people crying for the 'Good Old Days', I show them this
little
prose from the Assyrians viewpoint on the subject:
Our Earth is degenerate in these latter days;
Bribery and corruption are common;
Children no longer obey their parents;
Every man wants to write a book;
And the end of the world is evidently approaching.
---- Assyrian Clay Tablet, circa 2800 BC
I think things have definitely improved over the the past 4,800 years
or so . . .
Cheers,
. . . . . . . . Henry
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