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>Psychologists have identified a pervasive illusion that has existed for at least 70 years: The illusion of moral decline
>Why do people think this has happened when it hasn't?
How interesting that 70 years ago is just after WW2 ended.
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That people before us also saw moral decline in their day is not evidence that the belief is false. That's like saying that the generation before us also believe that the sky was blue, therefore it isn't.
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@Remi @pleasesaybye Once again, leftists wage war on the ideal. Yes we live in a flawed and fallen world, but there still remains transcendence and beauty. Celebrating the idealized forms gives us something to aspire towards, even if we can never fully attain it.
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@pleasesaybye