It might seem that every time we check the news or simply go on social media, we keep getting bad news about the world. And that makes us think that at this rate, the world will end very soon.
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David Attenborough’s still healthy
Not significant for any of you, but pretty significant and REALLY good for me:After telling my family and friends about the abuse I’m experiencing at home, we’re secretly making plans to get me the heck out of here! I even have his friends on my side, and he doesn’t suspect a thing.
I found out my dog doesn’t have cancer. I about cried when I got the news.
If I’m accepted to law school it will be paid for.I’m from a very poor background with no professional family members and I may break the chains.
Southern Ocean right whales populations are growing at seven percent a year. Bowhead whale populations have tripled and have almost recovered to pre-exploitation levels. Humpback populations in Australia have recovered and are higher than pre-exploitation.Others, which haven’t recovered like the Atlantic right whale, have stopped their steep decline and hopefully can start the process of population recovery.Stopping the practice of whaling is…finally…having a positive effect.
CRISPR treatment has just been FDA approved to cure sickle cell disease
An Eastern Black Rhino was just born, a complete surprise to the rangers who protect the 1,000 remaining in the wild. They are Critically Endangered, the rarest of the subspecies, and this is a monumental occasion.
There’s a rather effective Malaria vaccine, that started distribution this year.That’s kind of huge.
I was at a diner in a small town in Michigan recently, and there were 2 drag queens eating. No one stared or said anything or looked uncomfortable. Based on everything you see in the news and the fact that I was in a part of Michigan that reliably votes Republican I would’ve expected a reaction, but everyone was cool with it. Gave me a little hope that maybe people are generally better than we think.
My older cat has completely accepted the new kitten I adopted. I’ve become the third wheel at home and I couldn’t be happier about it. Small positive.
many endangered animal species are on the rebound now such as the bald eagle, humpback whales and schaus swallowtail butterflies due to increased conservational efforts
I’m a teacher and my class is super kind and well behaved for the most part. Gives me a little faith in our future.
My local animal shelter has a food bank for owners who can’t afford food for their pets. And I’m sure it’s not the only shelter that does it.
They’re successfully rewilding beavers in the UK.
The ozone layer is thickening!
Global efforts to reforest areas are making a significant impact.
Sodium-ion batteries might start replacing lithium-ion batteries soon which would be much better for the environment and generally cheaper or more convenient
Researchers have successfully cured HIV in several non-human primates. We’re closer to a real cure!
There are about 10 to 12,000,000 people in the United States Who Quilt . Most of them belong to Quilt guilds that donate to homeless shelters veteran shelters other types of places where people need blankets. My Quilt Guild donated over 800 this year and we only have 80 people in our guild.
The state of Illinois has been working to eliminate food deserts, and prevent the loss of independent grocers in small communities.One example is in the southernmost town in Illinois, Cairo. They opened a grocery store in June. It’s a co-op style store, so it’s community owned and operated. This after 7 years without access to fresh food.It’s become a life changing service to some members of this community already. While it’s been having some struggles, there has been a great deal of support from the community and from surrounding communities, which has me convinced it will pull through the struggles.If this succeeds long term, it will stand as a model for other communities to utilize in eliminating food access issues.
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The days are long and the years are short as a criminal defense attorney. Sometimes I feel discouraged, hopeless, and exhausted. Last year, I took on a military service member pro bono because I sensed he needed my help and needed any hope I could offer him. I convinced a therapist to take on his case pro bono, too. Over the next year, he chose to be sober, attended therapy each week, and really worked to change. This week, I successfully dismissed his case. At his graduation, he told me he once had no hope for future and seriously contemplated [taking his life]. But now, he is hopeful and looking forward for the future. Despite how hard my job is most days, it gave me the strength to keep going.
Teen pregnancy rates hit a historic low in 2022
I work as a mental health therapist.There is certainly a mental health crisis, AND, there are also a lot of people who are recovering. Most of the people who I see end up recovering and graduating from therapy within a year.We talk a lot about how bad mental health is. We don’t talk a lot about recovery in mental health.
The solar farm that is being installed in my rural area (that will power 10,000 homes at least) is ahead of schedule in construction
Extreme famine has been decreasing significantly the past decade on a global scale
This graphic: Yearly Cases of Guinea Worm in Ethiopia.I look this up again when I’m having a bad day or humanity starts to seem awful to me. We can be, but we also did this. We reduced cases of a horrifying, agonizingly painful parasitic infection that destroys lives and livelihoods from over 1,000 cases a year to 7 - and that’s just in Ethiopia. A lot of hard-working people did some amazingly good work.
I am getting along great with my wife and we are growing as a couple. Most of the world is totally unaware. I also built some speakers I really like. Maybe 2 people know that.
There’s a growing optimism about the inevitability of renewable energy. We have a lot of work ahead of us, but the most salient point is this: Renewable energy is technology, not a resource. Resources are finite. Technology is ever evolving. If you’re familiar with Moore’s Law, you know that technology is always advancing to become more powerful and more affordable.
Religion is dropping off more and more.
My daughter is 11 and in middle school. I always ask her if there are any bullies or like popular people. She always tells me that no one really bully’s and there aren’t really “popular” people that leave everyone else out. When I was in school all anyone ever cared about was being popular and there were tons of bully’s. If what she is saying is true, it gives me hope.
Medicine and treatment for many ailments has progressed through the years improving quality AND quantity of life
Graphene: The discovery of graphene has opened up new possibilities for creating strong and lightweight materials that can be used in electronics, energy, and other fields.
The sun is still going strong
Child mortality rates are steadily improving. Same goes with literacy rates, access to clean water, schools, medicine, woman’s rights along with most any stat relating to universal quality if life on earth.
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