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What are some things that you appreciate about the modern-day world? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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My answer:

All this technology: Radios, Television, Pocket computers that you can just pull knowledge from that also perfroms the functions of various other gadgets which are also made possible by modern technology. And of course, THE INTERNET!

Standardization:

USB-C is awesome! :D

The world just uses AC power.

Metric system

Countries all around the world agreeing to a certain set of rules: Such as in Aviation, the world agreed to use Aviation English and standard phraseology, emergency frequency is 121.5, 3-Letter codes that is unique to every commercial airport in the world.

Treaties:

My favorite thing is the ~~Kyoto Protocol~~ [Edit: Montreal Protocol, mixed that one up]. We stopped the ozone from getting fucked. Now we need to do the same with climate change... 👀

Co-operation:

I was at a traffic light and it's just amazing how (almost) everyone just follows the lights, and not just try to run red lights. Yay! (okay i know its just called "obeying the law" but still, I find this interesting)

International Space Station... (at least until a certain country withdrew... 👀)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The Internet. Every single truth, creation and information that exists, has existed and will exist, all at my finger. It's amazing.

Other than that? modern medicine. Pretty much everything was a death sentence in old medical practices.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The Internet. Every single truth, There might be an issue there.

Right about modern medicine. But just my luck. I never get sick, only problem is dental. And while all the rest of the medical world is scanners, computers, robot surgery,etc... I still get the horror drill treatment and if necessary the pliers and some violent yanking. Where's the laser drill or a simple shot that will make the bad tooth fall out?

On top of that, dental torture is the only thing they ask a lot of money for. The rest is practically free.