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Brother Of Jerry
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Date: August 16, 2023 11:02PM
Like Human, I see nothing strange about the persistence of evil. I have a problem with the term evil because it drags in too much religious baggage that really isn't necessary. That said, I think 'evil' is a convenient shorthand for the really awful forms of bad behavior. And Dr Evil was the perfect nemesis for Austen Powers.
Perhaps I am a pollyanna too, but I find myself agreeing with Steven Pinker and Hans Rosling (book Factfulness and Youtube videos, if you aren't familiar) that statistically, the world has been progressing to better living conditions all over the world at rather dramatic speed. We tend to notice the bad more, perhaps a good survival skill, but much of the good is real quite good.
The Factfulness book is primarily about how to effectively show data through charts and graphs (as opposed to tables of numbers). It is interesting reading, even for those of you who hate math!
I looked up Hans' first TED talk. the data is kind of old (2006) and his accent requires you to pay attention (or at least it does me). There are other more recent videos. Explore.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVimVzgtD6w