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If there is something you should do as a young person who thinks the future is bleak is to invest. Invest in stuff that will be worth a lot when the shit hits t

If there is something you should do as a young person who thinks the future is bleak is to invest. Invest in stuff that will be worth a lot when the shit hits the fan. Long before the economic system will collapse you will have a lot chances to buy properties make money from stocks and build to prepare for a potential collapse. If you invest now and prepare for a dystopian future you will be well prepared when and if it arrives. If you waste your money on goods and experiences you will instead face the same destiny as so many others.

geden 6y ago
Invest in properly learning about yourself.
thatguy0900 6y ago
"If you invest now and prepare for a dystopian future you will be well prepared when and if it arrives" I mean this is what I'm talking about, who cares about living in a dystopia future. Surely it's better to go all in on enjoying the world now for 10 or 20 years than desperately try to carve out a maybe somewhat tolerable middle aged life in a dystopia. At least I'll have good company at the bottom in the future
- ecmascript 6y ago
  Sure, but I don't think you or me will experience any dystopian future. Such a future is still far from being here and we will most likely die before that happens. But I guess it's different ideologies, by going "all in" as you suggest you simply add haste and helps to ensure that such a dystopian future is actually going to become reality. I am on the other hand preparing, trying to become self sustainable and lower my consuming to such a degree I don't need any income from any other source than my investments. This will help reduce emissions, by "enjoying the world" you will help to create emissions. Who told you cannot enjoy life as the same time you plan for a shitty future? Plan for the worst, hope for the best. This is a good talk about the economics but you can take it further than that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-Li_sFNc4Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-Li_sFNc4Q Since I've started to follow this mindset I have moved to the countryside, sold my car, started to grow my own vegetables, got chicken from a specific race that is threatened of extinction (thus helping its continued existance) and stopped purchasing unnecessary stuff. I can already feel how I have improved my life in such a way that I have more money than ever before and I can save about 50% of my income.
  - ginko 6y ago
    Arguably investing your money accelerates the unsustainable growth of our economy and hastens a dystopian future as well.
    - ecmascript 6y ago
      It depends on what you invest in!
  - ajkdhcb2 6y ago
    > Sure, but I don't think you or me will experience any dystopian future. Such a future is still far from being here and we will most likely die before that happens. This must be subjective, since to me it is most certainly already here and just intensifying, rapidly.
  - thatguy0900 6y ago
    At the very least, even if a full government dystopia hasn't happened, the environment will be almost gone. Even if the headline is off by a huge amount its not like we're slowing the course. We're going full steam ahead on overfishing and destroying coral reefs, I made a comment not too long ago on here about noticing there no longer being lightning bugs during summer where I live. Even my dad has stories of pulling over on the highway because bugs have encrusted his windshield, something I can't imagine. I rather enjoy hiking, I'd like to get my full while there's still things to see I guess. I can respect you're decision to lessen your impact, definetely, but I can't see enough people doing that to stop anything
aww_dang 6y ago
I like your positive sentiment. Responsible preparation isn't necessarily selfish. Charity starts with the freedom allowed by abundance. Surpluses allow for creation.

geden 6y ago

Invest in properly learning about yourself.

thatguy0900 6y ago

"If you invest now and prepare for a dystopian future you will be well prepared when and if it arrives" I mean this is what I'm talking about, who cares about living in a dystopia future. Surely it's better to go all in on enjoying the world now for 10 or 20 years than desperately try to carve out a maybe somewhat tolerable middle aged life in a dystopia. At least I'll have good company at the bottom in the future

ecmascript 6y ago
Sure, but I don't think you or me will experience any dystopian future. Such a future is still far from being here and we will most likely die before that happens. But I guess it's different ideologies, by going "all in" as you suggest you simply add haste and helps to ensure that such a dystopian future is actually going to become reality. I am on the other hand preparing, trying to become self sustainable and lower my consuming to such a degree I don't need any income from any other source than my investments. This will help reduce emissions, by "enjoying the world" you will help to create emissions. Who told you cannot enjoy life as the same time you plan for a shitty future? Plan for the worst, hope for the best. This is a good talk about the economics but you can take it further than that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-Li_sFNc4Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-Li_sFNc4Q Since I've started to follow this mindset I have moved to the countryside, sold my car, started to grow my own vegetables, got chicken from a specific race that is threatened of extinction (thus helping its continued existance) and stopped purchasing unnecessary stuff. I can already feel how I have improved my life in such a way that I have more money than ever before and I can save about 50% of my income.
- ginko 6y ago
  Arguably investing your money accelerates the unsustainable growth of our economy and hastens a dystopian future as well.
  - ecmascript 6y ago
    It depends on what you invest in!
- ajkdhcb2 6y ago
  > Sure, but I don't think you or me will experience any dystopian future. Such a future is still far from being here and we will most likely die before that happens. This must be subjective, since to me it is most certainly already here and just intensifying, rapidly.
- thatguy0900 6y ago
  At the very least, even if a full government dystopia hasn't happened, the environment will be almost gone. Even if the headline is off by a huge amount its not like we're slowing the course. We're going full steam ahead on overfishing and destroying coral reefs, I made a comment not too long ago on here about noticing there no longer being lightning bugs during summer where I live. Even my dad has stories of pulling over on the highway because bugs have encrusted his windshield, something I can't imagine. I rather enjoy hiking, I'd like to get my full while there's still things to see I guess. I can respect you're decision to lessen your impact, definetely, but I can't see enough people doing that to stop anything

aww_dang 6y ago

I like your positive sentiment. Responsible preparation isn't necessarily selfish. Charity starts with the freedom allowed by abundance. Surpluses allow for creation.