• @foggy@lemmy.world
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      151 year ago

      The old orphan crushing machine.

      “Every heartwarming human interest story in America is like ‘he raised $20,000 to keep 200 orphans from being crushed in the orphan-crushing machine.’ And then never asks why there is an orphan-crushing machine or why you’d need to pay to prevent it from being used.”

    • Bilbo Baggins
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      21 year ago

      Uplifting news that isn’t boring (Bob did well in school his whole life.) and doesn’t imply bad things happening (the community came together to save Jill from a life in the slave pits of Hoth) is actually a challenge.

      What would be an example that was interesting with no negative connotations? Maybe news of scientific and engineering breakthroughs? Children who rise above a good but boring life?