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Re:Russia sends troops to Kazakhstan to put down deadly upri... by NicoJuicy on Thursday January 06, 2022 @08:27AM (#29823258)
It's never been that peaceful in the world. The thing that has changed is media reports from all over the world.
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Re:Russia sends troops to Kazakhstan to put down deadly upri... by nradov on Thursday January 06, 2022 @02:19PM (#29828504)
The world is generally getting more peaceful. A smaller percentage of people are dying by violence than ever before.

https://stevenpinker.com/publications/better-angels-our-natu...

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Re:Russia sends troops to Kazakhstan to put down deadly upri... by ChuckNorris89 on Thursday January 06, 2022 @12:52PM (#29826992)
>It's never been that peaceful in the world.

The presence of peace, or the absence of war is indeed a big plus, but doesn't mean automatic happiness for everyone.

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Re:Russia sends troops to Kazakhstan to put down deadly upri... by deepsun on Friday January 07, 2022 @08:35AM (#29838886)
Happiness is an interesting concept. I currently think it's very relative to your neighbors or, to a lesser extent, to people you know about. In modern world information spreads much easier. Ignorance is really a bliss in terms of happiness.
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