I think as a species we inherently like to cooperate to strive for amazing things. I would like to think the majority of us would at least somewhat feel responsible for our survival. We tend to develop large institutions to coordinate and help accomplish this. The problem is corruption seems to distort a lot of these good intentions and people lose trust.
Look how far we’ve come in 50 years, 1000 years, 10000, years. I think we’re kicking ass; less famine, more education, increased health. Of course there are problems, and there will be suffering along the way, but humans have found a way to prosper. Try to stay optimistic and when in doubt, zoom out.
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