"Horror stories about 'there' vs Reality about 'here'The TV works on the principle

RRTV PODCAST - ANDREY ILYIN · Oct 17, 2025 · 3m

1. "Horror stories about 'there' vs Reality about 'here'The TV works on the principle: "Look how terrible it is there, and be glad that we are not so bad." But this is a false dichotomy. You are offered to compare not with "good", but with "less bad"." There is garbage, dirt": In any country there are problems. But the key difference is that in developed countries, there is a public dialogue about these problems, there are mechanisms for solving them (albeit imperfect ones), and most importantly, there is a positive agenda: building new things, developing technology, and improving the…