Yes, I secretly love watching reddit burn, especially after all the time I put into it. I used to moderate years ago, I would hate to be a mod today, definitely a labor of love though.
A general shift in the way culture regards capitalism; billionaires suck and so does aspiring to become one, companies are mostly managed by psychopaths that would do anything for profit, the political system we have is not a true democracy, irresponsible profit seeking is polluting the world, etc. A Few years ago (just before covid) some people would argue this points weren't true, nowadays is taken as a fact.
I'm optimistic because the system of indoctrination is falling, soon enough the new efforts of indoctrination will fall too (political polarization, false information, doomerism, etc)
The next generation. They seem to be standing up for themselves more, they're speaking up about their issues, they're refusing to just roll over and be obedient little wage slaves. Millenials like me might be beyond hope, but the next generation gives me hope.
Maybe it's just the young people I know, but the people I know in their late teens (nieces, nephews etc) are all genuinely good people - better than I was.
They're certainly far more aware and supportive of each other than I ever was twenty years ago.
I echo this sentiment so much. A lot of folk my age or older like to place the blame on the younger ones for issues beyond their control (like generations before them lol) but I do see the younger ones being a lot more outspoken about issues. I feel like its up to us older generations to ensure that they can actually achieve those dreams and make a change, rather than just blindly criticizing them.
Airbnb eating shit. Airbnb has really fucked up the housing market, everyone's realizing it's a sham and the practice has about as much public goodwill as Ticketmaster.
I think everyone's getting more wary of this exploitative bullshit in general and people are getting more fluent in boycotting, protesting and making noise. I truly, truly cannot wait for the streaming service ecosystem collapse too.
IMO: streaming services are serving narrower selections of content, becoming more restrictive with account sharing, becoming more expensive. Its becoming unusually frustrating to find the streaming service that has your favorite show on it because the licenses change hands over and over again as these streaming services spread and metastasize. It's hot garbage.
Optimism and hope are in short supply overall but I am excited about riding this wave of bringing the internet back to its original decentralized roots and goals. The internet was never intended to be dominated by 5 or 6 mega corporations
If we do, it will be because people shrug their shoulders and go home instead of actually doing something about it because that's the easy option. We don't have to sit and quietly await death. I have kids and want better for them. I'm okay to change my lifestyle.
Attempting to use privateGPT to help me learn more of the CS curriculum using new hardware that should arrive next week. And if I fail, there's plenty of power to dabble in the dark side of stable diffusion...before plugging it into Blender and continuing to expand my CAD skills.
I'm optimistic about my city. It's not perfect but we've had substantial political victories recently, growing demand as well as some investment in better cycling / public transit infrastructure, and great existing amenities. We have a ton of diversity and affordable neighborhoods.