The slight majority of Americans say they are worse off than four years ago, while their assessments of the U.S. economy are subpar and inflation remains a key concern.
  • ulkesh@lemmy.world
    64·
    1 month ago

    Odd, I seem to remember reading the exact same headline in 2020. Perhaps Americans just hate life in America because of 60 years of nonstop existential bullshit.

    The downward spiral of education, the constant fight or flight news cycle, and the rise of the unfettered oligarchy have vastly contributed to the current state of America.

    I’m reminded nearly every day of Carl Sagan’s “foreboding” quote from “The Demon-Haunted World”.

    • Diva (she/her)@lemmy.ml
      10·
      1 month ago

      Nothing will fundamentally change, things will get 10% worse every year and the weapons shipments to the genocidal frontier will continue. Same as it ever was.

        • Diva (she/her)@lemmy.ml
          5·
          1 month ago

          I mean I keep saying they should stop sending weapons to Israel but none of my democratic reps will give me the time of day

            • Diva (she/her)@lemmy.ml
              4·
              1 month ago

              I said “nothing will fundamentally change” ironically paraphrasing Biden because quite a lot changed lol

              Also the statement that “the weapons shipments will continue” was more of an observation

              • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
                9·
                1 month ago

                That is not all that you said. This is what you said:

                Nothing will fundamentally change, things will get 10% worse every year and the weapons shipments to the genocidal frontier will continue. Same as it ever was.

                So that was all a joke? Things could fundamentally change and things might not get 10% worse every year?

                Otherwise, seems like we all might as well give up.

                • Diva (she/her)@lemmy.ml
                  6·
                  1 month ago

                  Look I’m just quoting the president, sorry if Biden makes you so hopeless, that’s why I’m voting PSL

                  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
                    8·
                    1 month ago

                    Now you’re lying. Biden didn’t say anything about a 10% change every year, better or worse, you did.

                    You’re lying to avoid the questions: Were you joking, or will things get 10% worse every year? If so, why bother?

                    (Also, just so you know, I could not give less of a shit who you vote for.)

                    Now please answer the questions.

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
            3·
            1 month ago

            You just contradicted yourself…

            I believe things won’t get better in this world.

            and then:

            And if the opportunity exists to make the world better, I take it

            Or do you mean that such an opportunity will never exist?

            • Monument@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
              4·
              1 month ago

              Ah, sorry. I edited that away, after rereading the context. I didn’t want to inject personal philosophy into what was clearly not about my beliefs.

              But the second clause was given (or was intended to be given) in the context that I don’t believe hope is actionable. It’s just wasted emotional energy. If I can take an action that directly improves things, I do.

              The scale is also poorly defined - sorry. The first: world at large. The second: the world that is around me - my family, my local environment (radiating out from my house, into my community, etc - but I know I can’t impact the national level).