Historically speaking things are great right now, and in some areas there have been huge improvements compared to just a decade or two ago. One big problem though is that some key areas of living are definitely going in the wrong direction compared to a few decades ago, which is a time frame many people can personally relate to. For example millennials are poorer than their parents were, which is pretty much unprecedented in the last couple of centuries.

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How I felt when I read Russia decided to launch a big attack while Ukrainians were celebrating.

she reminds me of olivia wilde

Which is probably why you haven't heard of her since

No. Cross the streets with you head held high. Show that asphalt who's the boss.

That's right, we're the dominant species here. We made you. You're just another petrol based invention Mr.Road, screw you.

Hmmm.... You mean the wonderful 1920s?

Where large industry was totally unregulated, pollution was through the roof, workers had no rights and deadly workplace accidents were the daily norm?

Where anyone who tried to improve or protest those conditions was accused of being a communist and arrested, maimed or openly killed by the police?

The world which just emerged from a war that killed more people in a week than the whole Ukraine conflict and was heading into the largest financial crisis recorded, which would in turn give rise to another such war?

Yeah, I'd totally love to live in those times!

I saw this in the theater and laughed my ass off when he got hit. So out of left field and the double bounce was fucking priceless.

How about a nickname for a baseball player? 😅

I had never realized how unrealistic this accident scene is.

I mean, I appreciate your sentiment but even without cherry-picked criteria the planet as a whole is definitely worse. The environment, climate change, the risk of Mutually Assured Destruction. All pretty substantial things that weren't a threat 100 years ago.

That doesn't mean things aren't improving in other areas. But those improvements are meaningless if we're killing the planet.

I see this a lot, but I think that if you think every year is just as bad or worse than the last, that's just you getting old and depressed.

It's normal to think the world is worse than it was when you were young. You'll seek out news and information to confirm that feeling.

It's good to maintain some perspective and be critical of your feelings. Having a bad year is normal, but the world isn't any worse than it was 100 years ago unless you're focusing on very specific cherry picked criteria.

That was my nickname in high school. I took a lot of balls, straight down my gutter.

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Dude same. I was like 9 years old and caught the ending when my mom was watching it. I bursted out laughing and she got mad at me 🤣

Only good part of the movie.

Me right now getting Covid 2 days ago… for the first time ever.

Bless your heart

It’s an older gif but it checks out.

I know this is terrible, but I laugh SO hard at this scene. Every time. The first time it was just so unexpected and slapstick I couldn't help it, and now it just reminds me of how many times I said "What the fuck?!" while laughing.

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Gotta say I've never been surprised by a car hit in a movie since.

First time I ever screamed “what the fuck?!?!” in front of my parents.

Shiloh when she doesn’t clean her room

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Strike King sounds like a great name for a bowling alley

It has to be my least favorite Brad Pitt movie.