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People often point to the terrible things in the world as evidence we're living in "the worst timeline". What examples are there of things that suggest our timeline is actually better than it seems? (feddit.uk)

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[–] Tabula_stercore@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Cheese

Oranges all year round. A heated house, lit after dark. Spices.

[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 7 points 17 hours ago

Cheese is the answer. The worst possible timeline would not have cheese.

[–] SmoothIsFast@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Wars have been fought over spices you can now buy in a grocery store for $5, less than an hours work at minimum wage. It's quite incredible when you think about it.