A massive language study, spanning Google Books, Twitter, popular songs lyrics and The New York Times, has found that English tends to look on the bright side of things. Positive words outnumber the negative.
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Poverty is down, literacy is up, and life expectancy is rising.
Jim Manske’s insight:
Don’t be daunted by the negative tendencies of some folks who choose to constantly parade “facts” about how terrible things are. Of course, things are terrible for some of us! And, overall, as a species we are making some progress. Don’t buy in to fear! Buy in to “Who needs what right now?” and “How can we help?”. Let’s keep the momentum going in our lives and continue to work together to make life more wonderful for everyone of us.
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