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How Bad of a World Are We Really Living In Right Now?

Posted by timothy on from the best-of-all-possible dept.

New submitter Y.A.A.P. writes: Slate has a surprisingly relevant article of the state of the world today. A reasonable number of graphs and statistical comparisons show that our world is more peaceful than it has been for a long time. The article tells us that, despite what most news outlets (and political candidates) tell us, The World Is Not Falling Apart. Well, not from violence, at least.

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  1. Yeah, but that just means... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The fact that the world has been more peaceful than it's been in a long time just means the "correction" is going to be that much worse when it comes. "It is the curse of mankind that they forget" and all that.