Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from February, 2020

Over-dramatic Worldview: We are partially wrong about the world.

* Many lines used in this blog are excerpts from an amazing book. It isn't plagiarism. It is a tribute. Let me ask you a question before we start. 1) What do you think is the change during the last 20 years, in the number of people living in extreme poverty in the last decade?  More or less, no change. It is almost halved. It almost doubled. 2) What percent of the population, according to you, live in poverty? 9% 61% 45% 32% Remember your answer. Let's get to the issue. The hype of the occurrence of the third world war made it clear regarding the prevalence of the vast number of pessimistic people around me. They believe, with all their heart, that the world has degraded, and is on the verge of destruction. The culmination of Australian bush fires, the talk of third world war, acted as a way of assurance for their thoughts. You might think I am crazy, but all this is false. True, at the same time, if WW3 occurs, but it might not be