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What's good??

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Extrasprinklesplz · 08/07/2023 00:21

Everything is bad news right now. Everything I click on is gloom and doom and it feels like it's been years since I've seen really good news. Maybe it's one of those things where you remember negative comments forever but forget compliments quickly but I can't think of any good news I've seen in so long. It's just so depressing.

Everything is about how we're all fucked, which politician is misbehaving or corrupt, how people are going hungry and cold, how the NHS can't cope and people are dying when they might not have otherwise, teacher shortages, practically everybody we need shortages, so many violent news stories.

Have there been any amazing medical advances?
Communities that are doing well?
New laws that have made things better?
A politician doing something people love who hasn't been exposed for something or other?
Industries that are doing well?
Anything???

Especially would love to hear of things in the UK.
Or even personal good news stories.

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calmcoco · 08/07/2023 00:33

Of course there are good things happening, but the truth is that we're in a bad spot just now.

I think the teacher, doctor, nursing and railway strikes are in some way good news really, all those people who care enough about our services to stand up to the shit government we have currently.

Medical advances are always happening, the future of AI diagnosis for example looks very bright.

But sometimes the news just is quite bad, and we have to wait for a corner to be turned. I'm diverting myself with Wimbledon!

Brrrrrrrrrrrr · 08/07/2023 00:36

It’s summer? - then again let’s hope it’s not a freakishly hot one like last years 40C spells.

Extrasprinklesplz · 09/07/2023 22:36

@calmcoco you really live up to your name. Love people like you. World could come crashing down and you'll notice the rainbow.

Yes, I suppose it's just life. Always bad spots but we eventually get out of it and have smooth sailing for a while, and sometimes the bad things (like strikes) are actually good things too, and even the fact that they're able to strike is a good thing in itself.

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