[throwayyy479087]

I agree on a longer time scale, but my life and the lives of many I know is markedly worse than 5 years ago. Crime is up a LOT in NYC, and the subway for the first time in my lifetime feels sketchy during the day. Inflation has really hurt a lot of my lower SES friends, and there's a general nihilism that's pretty unpleasant.

Also, the mass shooting thing has gotten much worse in the last 30 years.

[powerbroker]

Mass shooting deaths YTD at end of March 2023: ~200.

Gun violence deaths YTD at end of March 2023: ~10,000.

Question asked: "How many peole in the u.s. die in mass shootings compared to how many people die in gun violence?"

Source: https://www.phind.com/search?cache=6a726999-4846-410b-aa52-5...