[News] Has anyone got any GOOD news?

[Mustafa II]

Feels like bad news all over the place at the moment.

Would be nice to have more reminders that the world isn't completely shit and f***ed

 

[MTSeagulls]

The news has been depressing for a few years.
I like to keep as up to date as I can but mainly skim.
The few bright moments were Trump, Bolsonaro and Johnson all being removed but, sadly, two of the three could be back at some time.

 

[Deadly Danson]

It's not "news" but this will both make you feel better and whet your appetite for the new season.

 

[TomandJerry]

We are doing well the in Olympics

Football season isn't long before it begins

 

[vegster]

I'm on holiday in Cornwall and I'm having lots of nice fattening foods and lots of alcohol.....that's my good news.

 

[Eeyore]

Feels like bad news all over the place at the moment.

Would be nice to have more reminders that the world isn't completely shit and f***ed

Your image of the world is the reflection of what you expose yourself to and for how long.

 

[AZ Gull]

Feels like bad news all over the place at the moment.

Would be nice to have more reminders that the world isn't completely shit and f***ed

Our U-16s won the prestigious SuperCup NI on Friday evening. I hope all NSC'ers watched it live on BBC iPlayer.

 

[Diablo]

Day off tomorrow. Playing Golf .. may be a bit to hot though !!

 

[Gazwag]

Bad news sell newspapers or gets clicks nowadays unfortunately

 

[bluenitsuj]

I just finished a lovely cornetto. It was rather splendid.

 

[Mustafa II]

Your image of the world is the reflection of what you expose yourself to and for how long.

The world probably is a bit f***ed though, surely thinking otherwise is sticking your head in the sand.

- Climate change/global warming threatening humanity
- Global economic inequality getting worse
- Wars in Europe and the Middle East / risk of other conflicts, possible nuclear war
- Terrorism, still lots of terrorism
- People not having enough kids to support the elderly in the not so distant future
- Donald Trump
- UK absolutely skint
- Forever chemicals and plastics in our bodies
- Too many people, not enough houses

and so on.

What's some GOOD news? In what way is the future looking BRIGHT?

 

[SkirlieWirlie]

Thread ignore function

 

[boik]

Violent crime is down by 90% in the last 30 years. The US has 48000 gun deaths per year, we had 35 in 2021.

 

[Eeyore]

The world probably is a bit f***ed though, surely thinking otherwise is sticking your head in the sand.

- Climate change/global warming threatening humanity

Although having been ignored for so long, this and future generations are doing something. We never re-cycled when we were growing up

- Global economic inequality getting worse

Yet we have more vaccines and far better healthcare than ever before.

- Wars in Europe and the Middle East / risk of other conflicts, possible nuclear war

70 years ago we had a World War. We've not had one since

- Terrorism, still lots of terrorism

There is less terrorism in the UK than there was in the 70s. Globally, there are less genocides.

- People not having enough kids to support the elderly in the not so distant future

It could be argued that a smaller population is a good thing.

- Donald Trump

He's not president and may well not be in December. Not a lot changed globally when he was.

- UK absolutely skint

Although we still and will continue to have service provisions that other countries could only dream of

- Forever chemicals and plastics in our bodies

Much less than before though.

- Too many people, not enough houses

Could be solved by your earlier point

and so on.

What's some GOOD news? In what way is the future looking BRIGHT?

I suppose my point is that everything in existence depends on how you look at things. I have placed deliberate counter arguments to what you have written. I don't claim them to be entirely accurate. But it is to show how perspective is a definer in a person's outlook.

To bring an NSC theme, one person says 'Albion will struggle in the Premier League' Another says 'It's great just to be there'. Who is the happier ? Both are potentially true though.

We only get three score and ten in this life. So best to focus on the good bits. A lesson to me, you, all.

 

[carlzeiss]

We have a Labour government and thing's can only get better

 

[Greg Bobkin]

No.

 

[Eeyore]

I've got some good news. I've finally deleted my Twitter account. Utter human cesspit.

 

[Terry Butcher Tribute Act]

Just go for a walk on a beautiful warm evening and stop reading shit on the Internet about how f***ed everything is.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Shoreham Beach was bloomin’ lovely tonight. The sea was a milk pond and clear. Lots of couples, families, individuals just enjoying the evening sun.

 

[horshamite]

I just finished a lovely cornetto. It was rather splendid.

Just one? (Cue song).