@Elizafox@social.treehouse.systems
Post #4475227
2026-08-10 02:39 UTC
Everyone thinks everything has gotten worse
Here’s some things that actually haven’t:
Weather forecasting: it’s better than everSolar: cheaper than natural gasCoal: essentially dying from not being cheaper than natgas or solarTimekeeping: now accurate over galactic timescales Flash storage: surpassing spinning rustPublic transit ridership in the US: Amtrak is posting the best numbers everUnion membership in the US: risingMurder rates: falling in the US and worldwide on average, believe it or notCFC’s: essentially abolished and gone, the biggest environmental win of our lifetimesAcid rain: increasingly a nearly-solved issueElectrical access: still rising worldwideInternet access: most people are now connected everywhere China is leading the way in green tech and actively working to get off fossil fuelsYou can charge an EV from 0 to 80% in 15 minutes with the newest chargers and tech, and it’s still getting faster
And so much more. Lots of quiet wins that people never hear about because all they do is doomscroll.
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@codeofamor@social.codeofamor.net 2026-08-10 02:42
@Elizafox@social.treehouse.systems China is also leading the way in electric vehicles and sodium batteries!
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@d1@autistics.life 2026-08-10 03:14
@Elizafox@social.treehouse.systems Great book trying to focus on such positive things, worth a read for anyone who is feeling down: "Enlightenment Now", by Steven Pinker