• bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    No you don’t understand. We’re the most prosperous we’ve ever been at any point in time. There was literally no other time better than this. Life is wonderful in every way

    /s

    I’m generally a happy person but I hate people who say this.

    • Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world
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      20 hours ago

      I’m right there with you. They’re basically saying “things could be worse, so there’s no point in wanting them better.” It’s a nonsensical thought-terminating cliché.