I hated the "X is the worst year ever" meme that has gone around for a couple of years.

I think it was 2017 or so when a rake of celebs died it first became a thing.

I always thought that it was kinda tasteless considering humanity was doing better than it& #39;s ever been.

Reduced inequalities, fewer people starving, more access to water, more people living safer lives than any other time in human history.

Just because your favorite actor died doesn& #39;t take away all that good. All that growth we should all be greatly appreciative of.

This isn& #39;t too say the world is perfect. Far from it, and it& #39;s human nature to always want to improve.

That& #39;s why we constantly have improving lifestyles worldwide - albeit deeply unequal.

I started this thread thinking about how much I could relate to that energy of hating an arbitrary lap around the sun right now.

But actually, it& #39;s made me feel a lot better.