Alarming facts about the dark side of humanity seem to overwhelmingly make up most of the content that bombards us on a daily basis. But what about the good stuff? Is the world really as awful as it's made out to be, or does the media like to tell a different story because the bad stuff attracts more clicks? In any case, there are plenty of comforting facts that could reassure even the most jaded doomer, and one redditor seeking a bit of optimism asked Reddit to share some of their favorites. We've narrowed it down to a handful of the most feel-good random facts that restored our faith in humanity.
"Saw a documentary about a guy who fed the crows who visited his backyard. The crows actually befriended the guy's pet cat and the cat enjoyed playing with the crows. One day the cat (who spent part of every day outside) did not come home. Later the guy discovered it had been attacked, probably by a coyote, and had been killed. Several days later the crows found the cat's collar and brought it to the guy, leaving it in the backyard bird bath where they had often left little gifts (a toy car, a child's barrette, etc.) for the guy. He wept telling that story — and I wept hearing it." added u/tkp14.
"Let me make it even more comforting:" added u/Amy_Ponder, "it's not just magically repairing itself on its own, it's repairing itself because humanity came together and worked to fix the problem."
"There was a TV series in the 2000s called Life After People. That's where they got a lot of scientists, engineers, Etc to speculate on what would happen to the Earth if the human population suddenly vanished. It was pretty fascinating that the Earth will basically, very slowly, undo everything we've done. It's not going to help us regarding climate change or anything like that. Because the point is that the Earth can heal itself if given the chance." added u/34HoldOn.
"I heard that in the movie Cujo, the actor dogs (more than 1, I heard) had to have their tail wagging edited out because doggie was being a good boy." added u/Azuras_Star8.
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