In no particular order, from where I am:
- Linux/FOSS
- Renewable energy
- Crime rates
- Consumer protection laws
- Furry cons
- Vegan & vegetarian products
- The AI bubble (slowly)
- Left-wing parties
I’d argue the AI bubble is still getting worse, just more slowly
Don’t be silly, the fentanyl market is booming, and military spending is through the roof!
On a side note, I don’t know who this guy in the suit is, but check his hard drive.
It will continue to get worse because humanity has failed. God stays in heaven because the devil has won.
Taco Bell is still pretty good…. Oh… wait
… people are still blaming taco bell for taylor farms’ latest fuckup? even after taylor farms has fucked this up multiple times in the past and taco bell was the first to pull stuff that wasn’t safe to sell?
Idk I heard there were fourish cases for that food poisoning linked to Taco Bell. But I still eat there twice a week
I recently heard a take of “what boomers don’t understand about millennials and younger generations is that we don’t expect anything good to happen ever again.” I’ve talked to a lot of friends about this and the general consensus is “…yeah” not a single person has disputed it, even a little. When I mentioned this to my dad, he complained that his social security might be reduced in the next few years.
I saw a debate where someone said “All of my friends are in their 30s. None of them have kids. None. Do you know how hard you have to abuse a mammal to make it stop having kids?”
And now I think we have an answer to that question.
I don’t expect it, but I’m also not going to be complicit in them getting worse. Lethargy and cynicism means you’ve already lost, which is what the assholes at the top want.
i mean… i hope good things will happen, but yeah i don’t expect them to. especially when we look at the climate crisis, we’re probably one of the last generations that’ll remember the world when it was relatively normal
i just hope i die before the whole planet is forced to ration drinking water
When I mentioned this to my dad, he complained that his social security might be reduced in the next few years
Oh, that thing we probably aren’t even going to get? Sounds rough.
I’ll have fun paying for his before then, though
We have far less fears to see our civilzations collapse than we had at that time… Isn’t it kind of positive to have some hopes?
we must be living in different civilisations then. all i’m hearing is “climate crisis faster than expected”
Do you feel like the civilization you live in as a positive effect to prevent this crisis?
If the civilization I live in collapse, that would be an harsh chaos for us, but for climate and therefore future generations I really think it would be a positive event…
Fun part is we have a global civilization.
If you want some good news: the earth is greener than it was 20 years ago. About 5% greener, mostly due to big tree planting projects in India and China, but also due to de-desertification efforts on the edges of the Saha, Forrest restoration in the Americas rewilding efforts in Europe (which are also introducing native wildlife back to Europe like wolves, bison and beavers) and even the redesigning of urban centres to include more green space.
Is it green enough to offset the amount of people & pollution from billionaires that we have now vs 20 years ago?
We’re actually getting close to that
That man needs a properly fitted suit.
A big suit is part of his style though.
Is it not proper? There are many different styles of suits, maybe he just likes the classic american bulky fit
So much is getting better, social media and negativity bias in general is just making it seem like it’s not.
Just for example, percentage of green energy is steadily rising. Even of it is not fast enough, that is still a constant improvement.
it’s the hopelessness that gets to most of us, it certainly does to me. as you said not fast enough, all the good efforts exist sure but none of them seem to be able to outweigh the negative actions.
and even when good actions start happening i get the thought of “so we could’ve done that the entire time… but we just didn’t” (i hope the NYC Mayor somehow becomes the president of the world, please)
You were right recently, but here in the US, massively increased energy demands by data centers (which in 2026 are using more power globally than all of Canada) are often being driven by sources that would be outright illegal even where they are in the US. Technically allowed by being “temporary” onsite generation.
I’ve really been feeling dismal about this one the last few days.
Emulation.
Uhh, theres good indie games…Foss projects.
Is there more? Maybe medical advancements no one can afford.
Linux GAMING
Ah good one3! I couldn’t imagine Linux gaming 20 years ago when I first tried it.
So true.
Switching to Linux and Android makes me feel excited for new technology again. I did not felt that in a long time. All the software is just how it should be. No kings, no masters to appease–just the will to make something helpful. Also the homebrew community is real fun, hacked my DSi and Wii and I love how they reverse engineered a lot of servers that were shut down. Its small but fun–just the fact that we are all on a server that should not exists from all over the world brings me joy.
exactly my experience. Made computing fun after being a slog for years!
Offline hobbies are getting more love again. Carpentry, sewing and knitting, bird watching. Modding old consoles is one of my all-time faves.
I started painting minis. I love it
Oh for sure. A good article here explains my take-basically yeah it all sucks but I’m gonna live my life doing things I like.
That’s my motto as well. Life is too short to live in constant fear, and we can control so little of it. Take as many PTO days as you can.
Totally. Do what we can to inform and build community but try to keep world news to a minimum…realistically we can’t change it.
Linux!
A decade ago, I assumed things would probably get worse, but goddamn I didn’t think it would happen this fast.
Review Brah’s weekly reports are the one sane center in my hurly burly world.
"Hell-o, everyonnnne!
You just read that in my voice, didn’t you?"
i love this guy. his best videos are of him being consistently disappointed in the quality of his taco bell meals.
His mistake is going to Taco Bell for quality
