re: The illusion of moral decline

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and focus on your daily interactions with people, they are mostly positive

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..depends on who you are though. I tend to scare people.

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This is pure BS. No one ever considered that to be “highly moral” and you know it.

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The defense of the white race was absolutely seen as a moral crusade by many. A century before that, the enslavement of black people by white people was argued not only as moral, but as a reflection of the Christian god’s divine natural order. Hell, some went so far as to say that slavery itself was an institution of god. Or do you want to deny that as well?

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A formal education is a handicap in my book. Higher education and religion fill people’s mush brain with absolute bullshite in many cases.

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yeah, like the idea that morality is subjective

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Do you consider it moral to have de jure racism targeting Asian students? That's suddenly become "respectable". Do you consider it moral to deliberately seed nursing homes with a deadly (to the elderly) virus? Do you consider it moral to weaponize the criminal justice system against dissidents? Do you consider it moral to bomb innocent civilians in poor countries? Do you consider it moral to exploit slave labor in Xinjiang? Do you consider it moral to deliberately expose women to rapists?

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No, no, no, no, no, and no.

That was easy. Any tougher quiz questions in mind?

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The illusion is an illusion of an illusion. Impossible to define or determine.

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Over the past 70 years, survey respondents worldwide have consistently said they think humanity is experiencing a decline in kindness, honesty, and other values—but a peer-reviewed study published by Nature this week asserts that this perceived moral decay is just an illusion.

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All I know is that these days when I hold a door for someone they act legitimately surprised. 10-15 years ago that wasn't the case.

There's my contribution to the subject.

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Yeah, and extra angst when they look in the rearview and see failure.

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Reparations are coming, you'll get better...

Just hang on a little more, Che.

what a bunch of horse shite

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All I know is that these days when I hold a door for someone they act legitimately surprised. 10-15 years ago that wasn't the case.

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I find the gesture to more likely be completely ignored in my recent experience when I hold a door for someone else. That’s cool, though. I’m not holding the door FOR a “thank you”.