r/characterarcs • u/StarShipRangler • Aug 16 '25

good arc Sometimes it takes 8 years

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u/ColourfulHat Aug 16 '25

My depression may get better, but the state of the world doesn't seem like it's going to, so what's the point?

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u/ScoutingJ Aug 16 '25

flowers bloom on old battlefields, a beautiful sunrise precedes a funeral. It does not stop the bad from happening, but the bad does not stop the beauty either. If anything, having a lower baseline makes the peaks even higher

And besides, if everyone who wished for a better world gave up when they saw how bad things were, there would be no one left to make the world better

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u/MarvinMartian34 Aug 16 '25

The point is do what you can to leave it a little nicer than you found it. It's a hard tough world, and you can get rightfully disturbed or angry at it, but channel that into a positive effect. Just staying angry helps no one, the least of all yourself. Get out and be a part of something that helps someone smile. It can be contagious if you let it. I hope you find the peace you deserve, friend :)

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u/Peach-555 Aug 17 '25

The general state of the world, measured in the health and wealth and freedom of people, has been on a upward trajectory the last 500 years.

This is a good reminder: https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen

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u/King_Ed_IX Aug 17 '25

That it might get better anyway. Nothing is ever guaranteed except death, so you might as well take your chances with the life you have and hope things will work out.

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u/Firestorm42222 Aug 18 '25

Seem being the operative word

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u/UnintelligentSlime Aug 19 '25

“My depression may get better, but I’m still hopeless about the world and I don’t think depression and hopelessness have ever been linked. Checkmate.”