Europe's experiencing the longest hot war since World War II. The war in the Gulf seems to be escalating as we speak. Extremism has been on the rise for years now. Is it actually getting worse or is it simply the fact that we can access information from all four corners of the world so easily as never before?

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[–] 1 point 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Abundance of news yes, but also human population is way higher and all the ramifications of that fact come into play. There's more than twice as many humans alive today than when my boomer dad was born in the 1950's. 2.5 billion back then, 8.3 billion now.

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