3 ms·
I don't mean to be glib, but you are in denial. Nuclear war is more likely now than since the early cold war, China is ready to invade Taiwan, climate change is
by twelfthnight 3y ago
I don't mean to be glib, but you are in denial. Nuclear war is more likely now than since the early cold war, China is ready to invade Taiwan, climate change is poised to weaken or complete disrupt the Gulf Stream, America is months away from electing an insurrectionist as president, buying a house is a pipe dream for most Americans...
How could you see that as a young person and not feel at least a little hopeless?
- password54321 3y agoWe are talking about data that spans over a decade, not a year. Look at figure 1: https://www.whitehouse.gov/cea/written-materials/2022/05/31/reducing-the-economic-burden-of-unmet-mental-health-needs/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/cea/written-materials/2022/05/31/...
- twelfthnight 3y agoI'm being admittedly a little polemical, personally I'm freaked out by the future. But that aside, I'm curious to hear more about your argument. Are you saying worry about the future can't be causing this issue because scary stuff only started recently?
- password54321 3y agoSome of the examples you gave are too recent to explain the rise in depression that has been going on for over a decade. And climate change worry has been going on for much longer.
- twelfthnight 3y agoThose are good points. I would have thought that the trend would started around 2015/2016 if global crises were the main cause. There is a small jump in 2016 for 18-25, but, I don't want to read too much into it.
- galdosdi 3y agoAs the other posters have alluded, read some history, and you'll find parallels everywhere. It's serious, but it's often serious. Previous generations managed to buck up and meet the challenge; what changed? Subjective mindset, not objective situation.