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Something is deeply wrong in America. Speaking as someone who finds myself close to the edge at times. My whole generation is on Prozac (myself included). Self

Something is deeply wrong in America. Speaking as someone who finds myself close to the edge at times. My whole generation is on Prozac (myself included). Self-medication is rampant (myself included but improving). There’s a general hopelessness amongst my peers. I don’t think many would say we’re looking at a better, brighter tomorrow. I could list 100 things that make me feel this way. But it’s more than that. It’s something else. Looking around - this country is exceedingly sick. The vibes are bad. Like how dogs can sense someone untrustworthy. We’re all told “it gets better”. That’s great. But you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. I’m here by shear willpower I guess but it continues to not pay off.

dudul 3y ago
Without listing 100 can you list 10 just to get a general idea? I'm not sure what generation we're talking about. I'm in my late 30s and I don't have the same doomsday outlook on life.
- from-nibly 3y ago
  Im over 30, but.. 1. Job market is really difficult, somehow on both sides 2. The f*deral government is getting more brazen with it's gaslighting on the following topics 2a. Inflation 2b. The job market 2c. Global conflicts 3. Products are sinking in value and increasing in cost 4. Everything is a scam, you have to be vigilant when buying groceries now. 5. EVERYTHING IS A SCAM. Even something as silly as someone doing yarn stop motion animation to replicate the netflix intro was a lie. 6. The internet is becoming a flood of garbage even wothout AI, but its's getting even worse. 7. We're somehow living through a "post truth" transition. Was that something anyone even remotely considered 20 years ago? 8. Businesses are trying to get you addicted to something, because selling something useful isn't enough anymore. 9. Starting a business is getting harder because you have to compete with liars and scammers competing with literal truckloads of money behind them. 10. The atrocities that are being committed on your behalf so all this can keep going. e.g. slave labor for lithium batteries. 11. The lack of control over any of the above 12. Plastic bits everywhere 12a. you cant use plastic without being a monster 12b. You cant not use plastic 13. Corn being used to fatten everyone up, while also being subsidised so it also steals money from you 14. Copywright laws designed to make everything harder, including benign things like buying a new tv and having to update other equipment to comply woth hdcp 15. Your job is most likely not even slightly working to make people happier (see also everything is a scam) 16. Having children is no longer an asset its a liability 16a. This is going to wreck our retirement 17. Looming financial collapse (see also f*deral gaslighting) 18. Housing is expensive because people are playing games with the market. 18a. Said people are going to get bailed out with your money for losing said game 19. Disappearing to the woods wont help with any of this and you will also be isolating your kids while doing it 20. Old cars are getting older and new cars are getting more and more disposable. I havent even put on my tin foil hat yet. If people reply to this comment I'm sure we can get to 100.
- silverquiet 3y ago
  Probably (younger) Millennial or Gen Z based on the latest data https://gizmodo.com/unhappy-gen-z-millennials-us-drop-happiness-ranking-1851350932 https://gizmodo.com/unhappy-gen-z-millennials-us-drop-happin... For reasons, there was some discussion about it here[0]. I'd say personally the Death of God followed by humans killing the biosphere are my top 2, but there's plenty to choose from. [0]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39767329 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39767329
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voisin 3y ago
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Dem_Boys 3y ago
I too feel every ounce of this. It's in the air. As a data oriented person I'm uncomfortable relying on "feels like" and "intuition" but that's all I have. The best way I can describe it is "societal rot". Just 10 years ago there was optimism in the air. Now every damn day I see SEVERELY mentally ill people losing their shit in the streets and there's more and more of them each month (I live in a medium sized US city). There's human shit all over the sidewalks. Nudity in front of children. Are we supposed to think this is ok? I recently ordered food delivery and the girl delivery driver passionately thanked me for a $9 tip. The desperation and despair in her eyes was disturbing. I see this same look in too many people. It's not normal. People seem to be struggling in a way that I've never seen in my life (I'm 34). Also its difficult to find hope. It's no longer easy to support yourself with a high school education. In response to that more people got educated. Great! We currently have the most educated population in the history of the United States. But oh no we now have an AI rat race where the main monetization strategy is replacing those white collar jobs with AI. People can only take so much. BTW I'm a typically very positive person (based on feedback from peers and co workers)
1letterunixname 3y ago
A productive, optimistic zeitgeist doesn't have: - mass shootings - a negative total fertility rate - an epidemic of drug overdoses - pervasive loneliness - ridiculous homelessness - malignant neglect - oppressive lack of bodily autonomy - lack of healthcare and mental healthcare - rampant depression - crimes and deaths of despair - suicide The root causes are a lack of functional political system and leadership, achievements, and economic equality. Without these, love and sex become impossible unless you're one of the special few rich or popular.

dudul 3y ago

Without listing 100 can you list 10 just to get a general idea? I'm not sure what generation we're talking about. I'm in my late 30s and I don't have the same doomsday outlook on life.

from-nibly 3y ago
Im over 30, but.. 1. Job market is really difficult, somehow on both sides 2. The f*deral government is getting more brazen with it's gaslighting on the following topics 2a. Inflation 2b. The job market 2c. Global conflicts 3. Products are sinking in value and increasing in cost 4. Everything is a scam, you have to be vigilant when buying groceries now. 5. EVERYTHING IS A SCAM. Even something as silly as someone doing yarn stop motion animation to replicate the netflix intro was a lie. 6. The internet is becoming a flood of garbage even wothout AI, but its's getting even worse. 7. We're somehow living through a "post truth" transition. Was that something anyone even remotely considered 20 years ago? 8. Businesses are trying to get you addicted to something, because selling something useful isn't enough anymore. 9. Starting a business is getting harder because you have to compete with liars and scammers competing with literal truckloads of money behind them. 10. The atrocities that are being committed on your behalf so all this can keep going. e.g. slave labor for lithium batteries. 11. The lack of control over any of the above 12. Plastic bits everywhere 12a. you cant use plastic without being a monster 12b. You cant not use plastic 13. Corn being used to fatten everyone up, while also being subsidised so it also steals money from you 14. Copywright laws designed to make everything harder, including benign things like buying a new tv and having to update other equipment to comply woth hdcp 15. Your job is most likely not even slightly working to make people happier (see also everything is a scam) 16. Having children is no longer an asset its a liability 16a. This is going to wreck our retirement 17. Looming financial collapse (see also f*deral gaslighting) 18. Housing is expensive because people are playing games with the market. 18a. Said people are going to get bailed out with your money for losing said game 19. Disappearing to the woods wont help with any of this and you will also be isolating your kids while doing it 20. Old cars are getting older and new cars are getting more and more disposable. I havent even put on my tin foil hat yet. If people reply to this comment I'm sure we can get to 100.
silverquiet 3y ago
Probably (younger) Millennial or Gen Z based on the latest data https://gizmodo.com/unhappy-gen-z-millennials-us-drop-happiness-ranking-1851350932 https://gizmodo.com/unhappy-gen-z-millennials-us-drop-happin... For reasons, there was some discussion about it here[0]. I'd say personally the Death of God followed by humans killing the biosphere are my top 2, but there's plenty to choose from. [0]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39767329 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39767329
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Dem_Boys 3y ago

I too feel every ounce of this. It's in the air. As a data oriented person I'm uncomfortable relying on "feels like" and "intuition" but that's all I have. The best way I can describe it is "societal rot". Just 10 years ago there was optimism in the air. Now every damn day I see SEVERELY mentally ill people losing their shit in the streets and there's more and more of them each month (I live in a medium sized US city). There's human shit all over the sidewalks. Nudity in front of children. Are we supposed to think this is ok? I recently ordered food delivery and the girl delivery driver passionately thanked me for a $9 tip. The desperation and despair in her eyes was disturbing. I see this same look in too many people. It's not normal. People seem to be struggling in a way that I've never seen in my life (I'm 34). Also its difficult to find hope. It's no longer easy to support yourself with a high school education. In response to that more people got educated. Great! We currently have the most educated population in the history of the United States. But oh no we now have an AI rat race where the main monetization strategy is replacing those white collar jobs with AI. People can only take so much. BTW I'm a typically very positive person (based on feedback from peers and co workers)

1letterunixname 3y ago

A productive, optimistic zeitgeist doesn't have: - mass shootings - a negative total fertility rate - an epidemic of drug overdoses - pervasive loneliness - ridiculous homelessness - malignant neglect - oppressive lack of bodily autonomy - lack of healthcare and mental healthcare - rampant depression - crimes and deaths of despair - suicide The root causes are a lack of functional political system and leadership, achievements, and economic equality. Without these, love and sex become impossible unless you're one of the special few rich or popular.