Is the world really as bad as I feel like it is?

[Darkover]

the thing is, I often feel like the world is a bad place. To me, it feels like there is more bad in the world than good overall. There is so much negativity and hostility worldwide. People fight, people hate each other, people treat each other with cruelty, wars happen, injustices happen, there is massive inequality, the rich and powerful exploit the poor, people lie and cheat, so many people are superficial and materialistic, so many people are greedy, so many people are selfish, abuse happens, some bad people get away with their actions and many good people suffer.

All these things I listed are FACTS. They really HAPPEN. Every day, the news is filled with negative stories: environmental damage, murders, suicides, government corruption, and sexual assaults. On social media, I see people bullying others; I could go on and on and list more terrible things that happen worldwide. These things are reality. You can't deny them. You can't run from reality. Now my question is, is it as bad as I feel like it is? Or am I focusing too much on the negative? I'm not denying that positive things exist in the world. I know it is good, too. But I feel like the bad outweighs the good. So, what is the accurate answer? Do the bad things really outweigh the good things in the world?

 

[pthnrdnojvsc]

Yes the bad far outweighs the good.

If anyone thinks being in a fire . And getting 90% of your skin burned off , and being "saved" . then having to live like that is something good , neutral , all in ur head , or worth some bs pleasurable crap is heavily brainwashed.

Just this one example out of many shows life is bad

Non-existence means escape from the prison, escape from the bad life, freedom from pain suffering and problems. So non-existence is good

 

['sup-bro?]

I truly believe the bad things outweigh the good things in this world and there's nothing we can do about it. My only hope is that after hell comes paradise.

 

[DeIetedUser4739]

The problem is being aware that bad things could happen, religion used to help me not care too much because I thought God would protect you if you believed in him and were a good person, but now I know that's fake too I feel like no one's watching over me anymore and I'm vulnerable.

 

[FuneralCry]

Yes, this world truly is the most hellish place filled with endless cruelty and suffering, no matter what I'll always see it as an abomination to exist, it's so horrific how existing beings are tormented immensely as a result of the fact that they were so tragically forced into existence. I could never see anything positive about any of this, more than anything I really wish I never existed at all, I find it so disgusting and extremely cruel how humans so cruelly procreate even know there is literally no limit as to how much one can suffer as long as they exist here.

 

[krnaaTh]

I really think the worst about all of this is indifference. Bad things always happen and people would never stop to give them a hand, you'll be exploited, and you'll suffer just so people can walk past you as if it's nothing important because for them, it is not. Little story time: 3 years ago a friend committed suicide, I didn't know him that much, but we certainly got along as we played together and hanged out sometimes... But when he died it was like if the world itself, in the most brutal way of showing it just didn't care, obvious, right? Why would the world stop just because someone died? I always knew that was common sense, but seeing how he was just left behind and how I personally never heard about his struggles felt fundamentally wrong, and it just feels strange even to this day... I wanted to feel bad for him, but I was too occupied with my studies that I couldn't cry over his death and to this day I hate myself so much for this. The indifference of the world is precisely what makes it seems so scary and brutal in my eyes, things just happen because that's how it is regardless we like it or not.

 

[divinemistress36]

The world is neutral . Our brains can only see the bad cause of how its wired from genetics and trauma

 

[mellie5]

Hello -

glad you posted that you "feel" the world is bad, not that you "know" the world is bad. Yes, a lot of bad things happen, but good things too. The good things get rarely reported. "Accident on the motorway" gets reported. "Thousands of car passed and nothing happened" doesn't get reported. Does the good outweigh the bad? idk I don't have the scales of justice. What I do know is that if you behave correctly you might set an example to others *and* you will have a good conscience.

About the feeling, some feel the other way. I myself am neutral. The world is how it is :-)

 

[EvisceratedJester]

I think the world is too complex to simply label it as bad. There are bad aspects and we tend to hyperfixate on them but there are many good aspects too. People fighting against discrimination in the hopes of making the world a better place for the next generation, people sacrificing their lives to save others, people working to defend those in need, etc. There are good aspects but those aspects rarely get the same amount of attention in comparison to the bad ones. The world is a messy mosaic of good, bad, and everything in between. An overly pessimistic view of the world isn't any better than an over optimistic one. Only focusing on the bad, even if you acknowledge that there is some good, gets you nowhere and is still going to lead you to having the same mindset as someone who believes there is only bad in the world.

Whether you feel the world is bad or good comes down to mindset in a lot of cases. It's something based more in your subjective interpretations of the world rather than it being based purely in objectives. At least that's my view on the matter.

 

[davidtorez]

Who would choose to come into this world (be born) knowing what they know now about the state of affairs they'd be caught up in and the state of the world in general? To me nothingness or not being born is neutrality . No good. No bad. Nothing can beat that .

 

[ijustwishtodie]

Yes, the world is as bad as you feel like how it is. The bad outweighs the good

Who would choose to come into this world (be born) knowing what they know now about the state of affairs they'd be caught up in and the state of the world in general? To me nothingness or not being born is neutrality . No good. No bad. Nothing can beat that .

Neutrality is significantly better than being bad. In the end, the number 0 will always be higher than any negative number

 

[_Minsk]

it is

 

[Tesha]

What's good or bad, happy or sad to one person is different for someone else; so it's an impossible question to answer. I believe it is very much influenced by an individual's biases and experiences. I also think it changes during your lifetime - so as long as you remain slightly open minded, your opinions on good or bad can and often will change over the years.

 

[davidtorez]

 

[UKscotty]

No, I think there is significantly more good than bad. Bad is a tiny minority but it's what sells adverts and clicks.

It's also a mindset.

A mind suffering with depression will naturally only be able to see suffering and sadness in the world.

 

[L0neW0lf]

What we can only do is "spread positive energy in our range/radius".

it was like if the world itself, in the most brutal way of showing it just didn't care

It's true, it hits hard but is what it is, because we are selfish only care about ourselves

 

[lollblanca]

Despite my dislike for the world, I think that there are just as many good things as there are bad ones, like cultural diversity, art, and love. It feels like hate and violence are everywhere, but I believe that the world isn't all bad for most people.
What makes this world feel like a living hell is that its beauty is just as big as its shittiness. And this duality makes it hard for us to let go of our lives. Maybe.

 

[MatrixPrisoner]

Yes, if not worse. Anyone that thinks it isn't likely lives in a sheltered bubble (both mentally and physically) free of major responsibilities. And that isn't neccessarily a bad thing.

 

[divinemistress36]

Yes, if not worse. Anyone that thinks it isn't likely lives in a sheltered bubble (both mentally and physically) free of major responsibilities. And that isn't neccessarily a bad thing.

People that think the world is good its cause they have good lives

 

[Trismegistus_13]

The good outweighs the bad, it's just much harder to see when the news pushes story after story about everything that is wrong in the world. For most of human history, humans never got much word as to what happened outside of their own village/city, and so they could go about their day in relative peace. We now have 24/7 access to every atrocity in a globe of 8 billion+ people, in high definition, in our hands.

I would like to make a suggestion: for one day, turn off your phone and spend your time outside. Go shopping or exploring or on a date, but pay attention to everyone around you. How many people do you see who are homeless? How many people with bruising on them? People crying or looking lonely? Surely you will see some because pain is very real and exists in this world, but compare them to those who do not appear to be in imminent distress. Of course, not all of those who appear happy, are, but you should see what I'm getting at.

That is the world you live in. Atrocities happen, yes, but there is so much more good in the world if you open your eyes to it. This is something i have thought about a lot because i used to feel similar to you. The news and mental illness can really cloud our perception of the world. I wish you the best.

 

[locked*n*loaded]

The world is pretty bad unless someone is really good at compartmentalizing, or are able to live in an impenetrable bubble of some sort. Some people are good at filtering out all of the world's crap.