What's RIGHT with the world?

[azukar]

People are capable of great acts of selfless kindness and compassion.
Beaches exist within five minutes' walk of my house and the weather is often good enough to make going worthwhile.
With the right setup and opportunities, you can do almost anything you really want to do.
The world seems to be surprisingly resilient at micro and macro levels.
Boobs and bacon are both quite nice.

Props to the OP for this thread.

 

[Singularly Datarific]

Music, really. The idea that a bunch of people can get together and work in unison to create what is simply beautiful without any practical purpose is pretty awesome.

 

[N7 Ruiz]

That im able to see the milky way at night, that the planet is still liveable, look it always looks bad so just be a realist no matter how bad it looks today it will look worse tommorow so be happy with today.

 

[Legit101]

......................

 

[Twilight_guy]

What's right with the world? It has Batman. Batman makes everything better.

 

[chowderface]

Ferrets and puppies and rats!

Not in the same room though, ferrets eat rats.

 

[Indeterminacy]

For me it's manga, anime, jrpgs, video games (even ones I don't like I acknowledge as bringing something to the electronic media culture), Sci-fi, fantasy and Sci-fi/fantasy novels, and looking forward to the christmas holidays.

Am I the only one who was relatively resistant to the negativity of the other thread until they read this rampant appeal to commercialist escapism as the source of one's opinion of value in the world?

I mean... F**k! If this is what's right with the world, we might as well just give up now. All of that is escapism. None of that has anything to do with this world. It's all about running away from this world.

It would do you good to exclude yourself from these things for at least a month and to see if it's possible to find anything else. Walks in the forest or swimming in a glacial lake? Visiting an art gallery? Playing football with a group of friends? Having an MRI brain scan for the sake of psychological research? Debating the nature of politics, whether over a pint or with a club of interested participants?

There is so much that's good in this world that doesn't involve jumping outside it for release. Hopefully you might get the chance to appreciate that.

 

[blaqknoise]

Music, people, video games, snow, weekends, chocolate milk...

I could go on and on.

 

[No_Remainders]

The internet is nice most of the time.

Clearly you've never been in 4chan...

 

[Soviet Steve]

Well, we've never had a higher percentage of humanity literate, we've never had a higher proportion of us well fed, we've never been this wealthy, we've never been this free, and as most of the wrold has adopted the free market we have the flexibility which means we are unlikely to get stuck at a certain technological level like the feudal or communist states did.

 

[Casual Shinji]

Breasts.

Those are nice.

...

What?! They are. Most of them. Some of them.

Stop looking at me like that.

They sure are, aren't they?

Sometimes there's nothing wrong with simply saying, "I love breasts".

Also, cheese/onion bread, electric heaters, and beds... Hmmmmmmmm.

 

[i love headcrabs]

bacon
mlp fim
kittens
puppies
Huskies
memes
doctor who
minecraft

 

[chiggerwood]

Most people put Bill O'reilly, and Bill Maher on the same level as internet trolls, so there's that. Also am I the only one that's noticed that they're basically the EXACT SAME PERSON just ones a Right-wing dipshit, and the others a Left-wing dipshit. And they look kinda of similar and I don't think anyone's ever seen them in the same room at the same time. Is there a fucked up Tyler Durden relationship going on between them?

That was totally a Family Guy episode! Except it was Michael Moore and Rush Limbaugh...

Interesting I don't like Michael Moore, and I've never seen or heard anything that Rush Limbaugh has done and I don't care to. I don't like Family Guy, however I do know the episode you're talking about, but that has nothing to do with my observation, and also it was an actor in costumes so it doesn't really apply. So that still leaves my question. Is there some weird Tyler Durden shit going on here?!?!

 

[Padwolf]

Bubble wrap of course! And bacon! Animals, the natural wonders of the world, and all the millions of good humans out there, that is what is right in the world to me. Oh and gaming and my wonderful family. Also my fluffy slippers that make the six hours of travelling for university worth while, just knowing that I can come home and get a huge greeting from my dogs and then I can put the slippers on makes everything better.

 

[Scarim Coral]

Let see-
NHS
MLP:FiM
Loving families
People being kind to one another in the smallest ways
Nature
Music
Humour and laughters in the worlds

 

[Golem_the_Golem]

Whats right with this world is for once I have a woman in my life that makes me happy and I know that I am not the only one who is this lucky.

 

[Golem_the_Golem]

Mmmmmmmm bacon...

 

[Fanfic_warper]

For me it's manga, anime, jrpgs, video games (even ones I don't like I acknowledge as bringing something to the electronic media culture), Sci-fi, fantasy and Sci-fi/fantasy novels, and looking forward to the christmas holidays.

Am I the only one who was relatively resistant to the negativity of the other thread until they read this rampant appeal to commercialist escapism as the source of one's opinion of value in the world?

I mean... F**k! If this is what's right with the world, we might as well just give up now. All of that is escapism. None of that has anything to do with this world. It's all about running away from this world.

Wow I don't think I've ever had such a pessimistic reply to any of my posts.

The world isn't limited to the reality we live in, but also the many different venues which allows us to explore different imaginations.

I guess I should've been broaders and said the variety of stories, but I think someone mentioned it a while back.

as for the other stuff:

Walks in the forest or swimming in a glacial lake?

Nature can take a dump for all I care, I'm a city boy through and through. I prefer the roar of traffic while walking to the library and the hum of my pc and PS3 booting up.

Visiting an art gallery?

Oh please this is about as boring as it can get....I've been to my local art museum 3 times in my life...not once was it a willfull or enjoyable experience...just an hour of my life I can never get back.

Playing football with a group of friends?

Please, I don't like football as it is. People in padded clothing tackling each other to get a ball across chalk lines, never appealed to me, even if it's tag or some dumbed down version.

Having an MRI brain scan for the sake of psychological research?

I'm just going to say no...I've got other things to do....like read aforementioned manga, novels etc.

Debating the nature of politics, whether over a pint or with a club of interested participants?

yeah, why don't you sing me a lullaby while you're at it, and turn off the lights so I can get some sleep...

There is so much that's good in this world that doesn't involve jumping outside it for release. Hopefully you might get the chance to appreciate that.

There's no denying it, but to me, I love the stories that are presented and the very fact that we have them. In this world, where we have so much freedom that we have such great works of art in form of stories and I love that.

I enjoy other things, but these are at the top of my list.