Link: 99 Good News Stories from 2020

[sonia]

99 Good News Stories From 2020 You Probably Didn't Hear About by Future_Crunch .

There’s been so much loss, grief and heartbreak in 2020 that it feels almost wrong to be compiling our traditional annual list of good news. Things can and do fall apart, and this year it felt like they really did. Amazing as it may seem however, there were also big wins for conservation, living standards, peace, safety and human rights, clean energy, and yes, even global health. The reason you didn’t hear about them is because good news doesn’t sell advertisements or generate clicks, and that was more true in 2020 than ever before.

Progress isn’t a straight line and it doesn’t happen by magic. It depends on people who, even during the darkest of times, believe that it’s possible to make the world a better place and who are willing to roll up their sleeves to do the work, even when the cameras aren’t watching. These are their stories, and off the back of a horrible year, we think it’s more important than ever to celebrate them. We hope you agree.

It does feel really awkward to read (and post) about good news in 2020. There's a back of the mind question, is it allowed? is it enough? does it balance anything out? But hey, good things happened too, here are some of them.

ETA: jesse_the_k added another good news link in comments.

Comments

[to_do_list]

I am a paid subscriber to this newsletter and read it weekly precisely because I believe, with full strength of conviction, that not only is it allowed - it is necessary.

Whether it balances anything out is a different question, but how often do things balance anyway... Even in other years, there is so much variation of experience and fortune.

[sonia]

That sounds like great self-care!

Agreed that the balancing question doesn't even really make sense. It was interesting to notice that something in the back of my brain was trying to match things up somehow.

Another Good News Gatherer

[jesse_the_k]

Is Reasons to Be Cheerful, founded by David Byrne

https://reasonstobecheerful.world

one can get a weekly newsletter.

In terms of balance: when good news helps me continue on, then I'm able to contribute what I can.

Re: Another Good News Gatherer

[sonia]

Thanks!

Yes, that kind of balance in what we take in is crucial. The back of my mind was wondering more about some kind of metaphysical abstract balancing out.