that's sweet

By every objective measure the world is getting safer and better overall. The media focuses on the negative, amplifies it (especially in our post-truth, clicks = money age) and is themselves manipulated

nonexistent except for the IRA? Damn, your definition of nonexistent is nonsensical. :)

Pity is the ego trying to keep you focused on it. The ego is a destructive asshole. It's a negative, petty story you keep telling yourself. If you stop thinking about it (by being fully present) it'll