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As a young American, how do I motivate myself to work? It feels like the entire system is a scam and it's pointless to even try. (lemmy.world)
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It feels all but certain that I won't be able to enjoy a prosperous life or get to retire. All of the wealth is going straight to the top. All of the opportunities to move up in the world are being rug-pulled. All of the federal agencies that help keep us safe and healthy are gone. The social safety net is getting flushed down the toilet. We will live in disease and squalor, and the most vulnerable of us will die.

Because I dared to not be a sociopath, I and anyone else who voted for sanity will be deemed enemies of the state and hunted down - which won't be hard, because it would be trivial to build the most robust surveillance state in human history if it doesn't exist already.

I myself have disabilities (which I don't think qualify for benefits) that make it hard, but not impossible, to find a job. The problem is that I just can't bring myself to do it because I don't get what the fucking point is anymore. I have to work so hard to get out of this rut just for some fascist fuck to kill me or toss me into a torture facility before I can even experience life on my own.

Have you been in a similar headspace and were able to escape it? If so, what snapped you out of it?

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[–] ealoe@ani.social 65 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Log out of social media, go outside, interact with real people. Life is not remotely as bad as all that, it just seems that way because social media has told you to be scared. Humans are extremely adaptable, we will overcome whatever the problems are.

[–] someacnt_@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Meanwhile real people: oh you are disabled? Fuck off, and die alone!

Like, are you describing heaven or something?

[–] uis@lemm.ee 4 points 6 days ago

Like, are you describing heaven or something?

No, just sane parts of the world.

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 week ago

Frankly, in my experience the social media has been unreasonably optimistic

Most of the struggles and worries come from real-life expriences

[–] tee9000@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

This needs to be an auto comment on every post in Lemmy.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 1 points 1 week ago

Humans are extremely adaptable, we will overcome whatever the problems are.

Many die so others get to live. I am sure the dead ones are happy for you🤡