> Young people romanticize the future. I have the impression that young people currently are much more pessimistic about the future than the 'old-fart-me' ever

> Young people romanticize the future. I have the impression that young people currently are much more pessimistic about the future than the 'old-fart-me' ever was (except for that time in the 80's when an all out nuclear war just seemed right around the corner for a while).