# A Country Cannot Be Doing That Poorly If a Supermajority of Its Citizens Are Having an Excellent Time by Malcolm Cochran > "A country cannot be doing that poorly if a supermajority of its citizens are having an excellent time." > **— Malcolm Cochran**, *Doomslayer: 1,084 Reasons the World Isn’t Falling Apart* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication (2025-12-29):** [Doomslayer: 1,084 Reasons the World Isn’t Falling Apart](https://humanprogress.org/doomslayer-1084-reasons-the-world-isnt-falling-apart/) — exact wording verified in the article text. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/STFU About AI and Water and Just Eat Your Burger|STFU About AI and Water and Just Eat Your Burger]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/HumanProgress.org|HumanProgress.org]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "A country cannot be doing that poorly if a supermajority of its citizens are having an excellent time." — Malcolm Cochran, Doomslayer: 1,084 Reasons the World Isn’t Falling Apart, 2025-12-29 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-malcolm-cochran-citizens-excellent-time ```