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He set out to walk around the world. After 27 years, his quest is nearly over

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148 points wallflower | 1 comments | 07 Dec 25 16:26 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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compounding_it ◴[12 Dec 25 06:21 UTC] No.46241382[source]▶
>The world is a much kinder, nicer place than it often seems.

I realize that a lot these days. People are not inherently so bad but greed is a nasty drug that has the potential to ruin the best.

When you have nothing to offer but kindness and compassion, it is very simple to see the humanity side of things in this world and it can feel really amazing.

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Panzer04 ◴[12 Dec 25 07:12 UTC] No.46241637[source]▶
Idk, people are usually nice in my experience. News, forum opinions and youtube videos are not remotely representative of how things work in real life.
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keepamovin ◴[12 Dec 25 07:48 UTC] No.46241835[source]▶
Why do you think that is? The reality distortion field of the internet I mean
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anomaly_ ◴[12 Dec 25 08:56 UTC] No.46242200[source]▶
The internet is basically full of maladjusted people with sad lives. Strong chance that the post you read on HN, Reddit, X, etc is written by someone profoundly unhappy with their lot in life.
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1. keepamovin ◴[12 Dec 25 09:08 UTC] No.46242264[source]▶
Yeah I think when you see that kind of unhinged negativity that's right, sure, it's a projection. But I believe the internet can be really good as well, it's just you have to ignore the stupidity that's visible and sort-of, idk, curate your experience (?) to be good. Seeing and responding to the best possibilities in any situation. :)