You’ve worded it best.

My version of the take is; The world will be on average easier if more people are pleasant to each other. You can’t make everyone join in, but you can make the world better on average, which surely is good enough?

Isn’t that a ‘necessary but not sufficient’ condition though? I’m thinking principally of the struggles in Zimbabwe here.

I love how memes (in the Dawkinsian sense) work. Lots of people have enjoyed this, but I can imagine this being quoted as the original is lost to the sands of time.

Young people everywhere thinking that Aquaman was someone who just bought failing assets from everyone.

I’m not sure this is fair. I don’t think this is in lieu of such a conversation, but about some ideas on how to pitch the conversation. If you don’t have any friends in similar circumstances, it’s worth finding out what other people do.

That said, the range of suggestions here is so broad that I’m not sure it’s going to help!

https://youtu.be/_loUDS4c3Cs?si=3voDpwaDOHr9UIsi This one?

I was certain this link would already be here! https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/2/24117976/best-printer-2024-home-use-office-use-labels-school-homework