how often do you think about how great your life is

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in comparison to some guys from the iron age or something

  • all the time
  • pretty often actually
  • not much
  • never think about that
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when I make cheese on toast I think how many people in the old village huts would have killed to have such a succulent treat.

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while you’re feeling contemplative, here’s a question from a recent exam I invigilated:

Who had it best: the people in the time of Judea or the English under the Victorians?

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I don’t really know but I have it pretty great, electricity! running water! podcasts!

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Constantly, yeah

And how much better than 3 years ago, 5 years ago, 10 years ago… on an upward trajectory overall

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that’s great to hear. Good bit of self care to think about how great your life is

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mine is probably worse than 5 years ago, the Victorians, and the people in Judea. but tolerable.

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Taught a kid a few years ago who pointed out that in comparison to so much of history and even the world now we really are the lucky ones

Think about it all the time

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Sometimes I wonder if it was easier for them to be happier than it is for us now.

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see I don’t really think this. like sure living under feudalism probably sucked but you didn’t have constant anxiety about performing correctly in all of life’s different roles, the system of the world demanding on you and observing you etc. constant progress is a myth imho.

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yeah I fucking love being alive so much! gonna chomp down as much of it as possible

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don’t think they had SSRIs though

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warm showers

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I think this is the one I dwell on the most. Sometimes I struggle with things in life and then I think about how I live in a state of comfort and safety and health that is denied to so much of the human population in the world today, and even many people in this country, and even my town, and I feel like a right dick for getting so caught up in my own problems.

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you’re just one person and you deserve health and happiness during your stay on this planet too!

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Yeah, consciously I can rationalise that literally everyone in the world can go “well I may have it bad but someone else has it worse” and it’s not really a helpful thought (unless you’re using your problems as an excuse to harm other people or smth), but it’s one of those things that brains can find a way to make you feel even though it’s not logical or helpful.

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yeah I hear you totally. I think sometimes you just gotta take care of the basics if you can like eating well and getting a good night’s sleep, taking nice drugs from the doctor etc. Kind of amazing how much of my outlook is determined by simple stuff. (edited to my because I don’t know if this is your experience really…not meaning to lecture or generalise)

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Thing is it’s not a competition and you are allowed to be stressed or sad or anxious for sure

It just helps me kind of rationalise my fears that worrying about someone emailing a moan is so irrelevant in the great scheme of things. So I stop worrying about it :rofl:

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I think about how good it is compared with how I felt, say, 12 years ago. Iron Age, not so much

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maybe I just love thinking about the iron age

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