this post was submitted on 19 Jul 2025
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[–] Thordros@hexbear.net 19 points 4 days ago

The New York Times' opinion page is freakishly good at being wrong about everything ever.

[–] iie@hexbear.net 17 points 4 days ago

You build a dam to hold back progress and then demand gratitude for the trickle that slips through it

[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 16 points 4 days ago

In the same vein 1913 was the best year for the Russian Empire (before it went down the drain).

[–] SchillMenaker@hexbear.net 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They're unbelievably good at being wrong about everything

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 9 points 4 days ago

And smug about it too. When I'm wrong I don't triple down on it and be like "heh, well, ACTUALLY" smuglord

[–] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 16 points 4 days ago
[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I love the "x number of people gained access to water" arguments where they point out the peripheral good done by the system and/or the general spread of modern industrial comforts/tech over time.

Which they do to distract you from all the intentional bad things that get done

Look at how capable they are to take credit for these achievements and how incapable they are of understanding social murder. They could if they tried. They can get out the fine-tooth comb to count exactly how many people logged onto the fucking internet for the first time. But they choose not to with the negative externalities. Those are just bad luck. There's nobody to hold responsible if it's just bad luck.

[–] purpleworm@hexbear.net 3 points 3 days ago

Poverty is like bad weather, with many victims and no perpetrator. Unless it's in a socialist state, in which case there is a perpetrator.

[–] HoiPolloi@hexbear.net 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I wonder how much of this was because of China's anti-poverty programs.

[–] Drewfro66@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Almost all of it. If you take out growth in countries that were under a Socialist government at the time, most metrics like HDI and life expectancy have basically been plateaued for the last 100 years, with very small, gradual gains.

[–] purpleworm@hexbear.net 2 points 3 days ago

A huge amount. The goal was to eliminate extreme poverty by 2020 and for the last few years before then China made a big push and completed their goal a little early.

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Yes congrats, children aren't dying as much as before indoor plumbing and medicine. Is that- that the best you have? Be grateful you don't have to shit outside and get vaccinated?

[–] Aliveelectricwire@hexbear.net 5 points 3 days ago

Tbf my life was together pre COVID lockdowns.

I have just finally gotten out of the survival part of mazlows 5 yearsish later.

[–] Enjoyer_of_Games@hexbear.net 2 points 3 days ago

Thank you for specifying the publication date as I can easily see the NYT having run this title in 2025, or 2024, or 2020

[–] peppersky@hexbear.net 2 points 3 days ago

615.000 people went online for the first time and you are celebrating????

[–] Wheaties@hexbear.net 2 points 3 days ago

ah, you may feel hardship, may bare witness to man-made horror and atrocity, but have you considered thinking about it in geologic time?

[–] kotak_doost@hexbear.net 3 points 4 days ago

I mean on a personal note 2019 was a great year for me, but yeah that article is horrible.