Jacob Atkins

Man Tired of The Negative News From 2017 Posts Positive Things That Happened This Year Instead

Many things happened this year. Good and bad around the globe. But bad news sells. We all know that there are negativity biases in the media, with things especially like polarizing politics, terrorism, crime, and war being the headlines, while positive ones - feel-good stories usually get a low patronizingly off-the-cuff mention at the end.

Is this an agenda of the media? Or merely a reflection of our preferences for bad news? Perhaps it’s an evolutionary hangover, in which we react the strongest to things that we perceive to threaten our survival. Either way, there are plenty of good news stories out there to restore your faith in the human race, you just have to look a little harder for them.

Luckily, a Twitter user compiled a shortlist of some great things happened this year. Jacob Atkins decided to post positive and genuinely exciting achievements that you would struggle to locate in the news. Updates dominated by crimes, terror, war, Trump, Brexit, North Korea and all the other critically important yet controversial and divisive issues that people spend days arguing about.

Jacob posted good news on Twitter.

So take time in your day to look out for the good news in our daily lives, in community, country and the whole world, just like Jacob has done. Despite the doom and gloom, we are continually bombarded with; there are so many reasons to be grateful for and to celebrate.

Scroll down and check out Jacob's list and have some positive vibes come out!

The Great Barrier Reef

“Scientists have found a way to successfully re-breed sections of the Great Barrier Reef.”

Amazon

“Once Amazon’s new headquarters is finished it will include space to shelter 200 homeless people.”

Snow leopard

“The snow leopard has been taken off the endangered species list.”

Red ribbon in Africa.

“HIV/AIDS is no longer the leading cause of death in Africa.”

Honey bee

“Honey bee populations have increased by 27%. Researchers have also found an insecticide that doesn’t kill bees.”

Shoe made from recycled materials.

“A shoe company in Argentina makes shoes from recycled tires and employs only women from rural areas.”

Amazon rainforest

“Conservationists agreed to plant 73 million trees over the next 6 years in the Amazon rainforest. New Zealand’s next prime minister wants to plant 100 million trees next year.”

Happy children.

“Child labor rates have declined by half since 2000.”

Department Of Justice

“Even though it doesn’t seem like it, crime has decreased by 2.7% this year.”

Donated canned goods.

“In Lexington Kentucky, people who get parking tickets can pay them off by donating canned goods to the local food banks.”

Football fans waving at the kids in children’s hospital.

“Last story, probably heard about of it but I like it. At the end of the 1st quarter of football games the University of Iowa fans stand and wave to the kids in the children’s hospital across the street.”

“Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.”

- Oprah Winfrey