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How to deal with living in a world with no future without being high 24/7? (lemm.ee)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Been high nonstop for years. I realize it's bad for my health. But at least being high feels good.

My future is on a planet becoming increasingly unhabitable, under a government becoming increasingly fascist, doing nothing but working and still not being able to afford rent or food, never traveling, never making real friends much less finding a life partner, water quickly becoming a luxury, and with zero chance of ever retiring.

So why even bother?

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[–] sailingbythelee@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Societal collapse wouldn't be a return to a simpler life. There are too many of us and we are far too urbanized. Check out Haiti for an example of what societal collapse looks like.

[–] Aradia@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

But there are many kinds of society collapse, with the climate change I doubt we will be better than Haiti. Not because of criminality.