Am I delusional?

[4ngelic]

I don't have much hope for the future anymore, it feels all very bleak. I don't know if there's really a point in working hard, studying or even expecting to have a half decent future, because ai will replace almost all of us unless the tech ceos and the government wants to step in, which they won't with how they are. there's a big chance we'll all be dirt poor living horrible lives, in technofeudalist ultra conservative dictatorships, in the not all that distant future, if WW3 doesn't kill us first. the risk feels more imminent than ever. then there's climate change, and if we're dirt poor and abandonned by our governments, we're even more fucked. life will be horrible for men who aren't ultra rich already, but for women it will be even worse since i'm like 75% sure with the heritage foundation in power with their projects, and the massive brainwashing of gen z & alpha boys/men, women will be stripped of their rights completely and all the western world will follow. so i don't know if there's a point in sticking around, if on top of everything i'm going to end up as some slave to some guy who hates me.

i've always known govs were corrupted and there's lots of hidden evil in this world, but now it's so naked and blatant. everyone is becoming crazy, and we're all getting so extreme politically. i also feel like i feel this world is being operated increasingly by evil rich people who hate us and want to do everything that makes them more powerful and rich at our expense, and there's nothing we can do.

I think we're all living in the very end of an era; of peace in the west, freedom, high living standards, abundance, and human rights. I think soon, we'll be living in a horrible dystopian world none of us ever thought we'd know.

i sometimes wonder if living is worth it, if we'll all be miserable soon without escape

just the question cover pic

yes

no

partially

[sawno]

Its partial, conservatism isn't winning and to me thats worse. Conservarives by nature want things to remain the same. The globalist types are still the ones holding the power in the world.

I also fear for the future a lot but for different reaaons.

The whole women won't have rights thing isn't going to happen. I see its right wingers you mainly fear and I pay a lot of attention to right wing circles so I can tell you a bit about that side and what they want.

Conservatives don't want to take your rights away at all. They do want to fix the discrimination against men. So if they get their way expect the discriminatory quotas that dictate X percent of the workforce must be female to go away and it to be truly merrit based again.

As far as your rights go we don't want to remove them. The traditional women is at home providing for the children thing is because a lot of women prefer that and they believe its a healthier dynamic since if you have children someone needs to raise the children. And since they don't trust daycares not to brainwash their kids they'd like their partner to do that while they provide for the family. But none of them want to do that by force. They are seeking partners who are willing to do that, not laws that force you to do that. And personally while I love to enable thar dynamic if my partner rather works instead of children thats ok with me to. The only thing I can't easily do is work part time.

If you take a close look at modern day conservatism of our generation they are actually real liberals trying to conserve the liberty that is being destroyed. The whole dictatorship thing is a massive concern for us to. Especially since there are no functioning democraties left. Systemically some are intact but the evil people in power in every country mastered side stepping them and don't execute what people actually want. The right wing movements push against that. They want real democracy back and politicians thar actually listen.

Man made climate change is a scam. I won't go into to much detail why but know that the alarmism was based on false models. Even in the best case scenario in those models its worse than reality. There isn't any urgent danger at all. Its a massive scam to attack the production ability of the western countries and to try and enslave you by using it as an excuse to limit things like travel and what you can buy. The sooner people realize that the sooner we can stop using inefficient harnful power sources like solar and wind, and go back to making things actually better with efficient and clean energy such as modern day nuclear.

The dirt poor thing I personally am not worried about even though its true in the moment. There is no way people will put up with it when it gets to extreme. There will be revolutions and revolts if that were to happen and the elites know that. Its currently managed decline but they know they can't overstep.

WW3 i don't fear for since the risks are to high. To many countries can destroy the entire world which keeps it in check. We know WW3 would lead to a game over scenario. So they will walk the line but not cross it.

I have a ton of fears myself which I won't share with you since I don't want to give you more of them since I know to much. But rest assured you don't have to fear gen z right wingers. And you shouldn't look at the worst outcome. It will only take one person to come up with a viable action plan to overthrow the world order and make it work for the people again and then everyone can execute it. So far that hasn't been found but there are billions of people on the planet.

Ultimately since the lockdowns I have given up hope to. But not in my future. In the rest of the people since they seem perfectly fine with being slaves. But I trust in my own ability to forge my own path with the ones who do want to be free. Even if it means I have to move countries at some point. I do fear for the west, but I don't think there won't be places to go for people like. me.

So hopefully I managed to counter at least some of the worry. Please instead of giving up focus on a way forward for yourself. Come up with navigation methods of the system in a way that will work for you even if the rest of the world goes insane. Because even in your worst nightmare there will be so many guys who refuse to enslave women that some of them surely would want to shield you from that.

[4ngelic]

thank you for saying that. although i don't really agree with everything you said obviously, it's a bit comforting to see right wingers aren't necessarily as bad as i thought, and that we ultimately kinda want the same things

[sawno]

Its an annoying social divide, right wingers are treated extremely hostile on some platforms or outright banned simply for joining them. So that then isolates left wing people from interacting with them, and then on those platforms they have free reign to spread slander about them.
Considering I am more right wing than you feel free to ask me anything about my beliefs or what i'd want and some of the stuff may surprise you.

Because its not a good versus evil kinda thing among the people, most left wingers aren't evil either. We just believe in different sources of information which leads to different ideas and solutions for very much the same goals. I think the majority of people in the west are liberal in the sense of the life and let life kinda mentality, we just want the freedom to do our thing and not worry about life so much. And the threat of that not being possible is scary to all of us no matter what side of that information barrier your on.

[goaded]

You're not delusional, but that's not a reason to give up, it's a reason to get involved and vote and convince other people to vote.

"the risk feels more imminent than ever" In the 1950's, the US had just flattened two cities with atomic bombs and were creating even more powerful versions. In the 1960's, there was a stand-off between the US and the USSR over nuclear missiles in the Carribean. In the 1980s, we lived with the idea that we would have 4 minutes warning of incoming nuclear missiles.

The falling apart of the USSR in the 1990s was a relief, but then there was 9/11 (which had the unexpected positive effect of cutting off US aid to the IRA terrorists in the UK).

Of course you remember all that, being 109 and all. :)

[goaded]

[ohsheeT]

Well i have to say you are very honest I. The things you say and I believe in all the things you say except. For. One

The last one because there is a reason we are all here

As a matter of fact we each picked our time line to be here. And I do believe that you picked this timeline, just as I did, because it's time of change another direction, and we are too hope get people through that. And I do understand everything you're saying because you are right. The government is corrupt , people are corrupt greedy job wise. The government has already replaced half of their personnel with a I. But the government also knows that they are going to have to start supporting\nPeople because of their transitions and things that they believe in

Or like you said , we will have a world war 3. To kill everybody off first , and then they'll do that

If you've noticed in the last past 20 years, it doesn't matter what the government does. They're putting their foot in their mouth and then up their a** , or vice versa , maybe. I don't know what your beliefs are in God or a higher power, but I see all that change in too. And I see a lot of things starting to change in a lot of truth that are starting to come out and it's about time

And I really think you should. DM me so I can talk to you about a few of those things plus the very last thing you said because you don't need to go there , I can guarantee you that are many options and maybe just maybe I can tell you a few of them

[FreyaRed]

World comes in brutalization and conflict phase because rich people have to rob other rich people since poor people have nothing to steal anymore, this happens regularly since thousands of years but now we have weapons to end this cycle and bomb our civilization in stone age in best case, in worst case it will be an extinction event.

Most rich people aren't especially smart and they think they can control a world conflict or AI, or even beat rules of gravity with their arrogance. Of course they dream of being eternal and leaving this planet but it's just wish think of arrogant fools who project their intelligence on hand of their wealth.

Honestly our civilization doesn't deserve to survive because we couldn't even control our greed and desire for more and more as species who is aware our planet is a big Petri Dish with limited resources and we have to control those resources until we can spread around universe and colonize new worlds. In our current shape as humanity we are rather a disease or bunch of parasites, so it's better we don't make it.

[Telekinetic-Potato]

No, you're not delusional. Don't let the world make you feel helpless. If it starts to, it just means you need to go back to thinking about what you want and believe in. And to chase after that. Worrying too much about other people not only doesn't help them but it hurts you.

And remember that the more successful you are, the more power you have to make the world even just a tiny bit better. Even if it's raising kids or saying your piece from a position of higher status or having access to more people to lead by example.

[Screenwriter]

There have always been world problems, but you're catastrophizing more than is necessary. You're delusional, but you're certainly looking at everything through a black mirror.

Get involved with positive people doing good things: working for change. And you sound depressed. So, see a therapist too.

Life has always been messy, and there's bad all over, but we are not facing dystopia and distatorships right around the corner. Work for the change you want to see. Don't throw your hands up. Do small good things for yourself and the world. Best to you.

[Fireguy17]

Ok the first thing you really need to do is get off of all social media, get up get dressed and go into the real world and enjoy life.
If you continue the path that you are on it will be a constant barrage of crap piled on top of more crap.
Somehow so many of use that have been around for a long time grew up without cell phones, internet, social media, tic toc or anything else, and while our lives may not have been perfect at times, no one's is, we somehow managed to get up every day and make the most of it.
You like everyone else does have an expiration date.
Do you want to spend those precious days going oh woe is me, or go out and enjoy every day to it's fullest?
Only you can make that choice.

[melssvdv]

"but for women it will be even worse since i'm like 75% sure with the heritage foundation in power with their projects, and the massive brainwashing of gen z & alpha boys/men, women will be stripped of their rights completely"

Yup. You are delusional. Maybe you watched something from the internet that made you mad as a woman so you made this post? I get it. I also have the feeling to use my delusions by some psychological tricks from the mainstream media. But then I realized that it is just another fear-striking sensational propaganda trying to keep us down.

Go outside.

[NathanDavis]

I get what you mean...

I'm not the biggest fan of humanity, I am not the biggest fan of society either... and the reasons why I am not a fan are today so much more obvious than some years ago

but, I am very much a fan of humans, and people... those I know, those in my life, well... some of them, many of them... and they're the ones who make it all worth

[RavVid]

An unnecessarily pessimistic view from 109 yo who should be hitting her books and studying hard.

AI will undoubtedly have major impact but AI has been my competitor for a long time and you just have to be smarter and it isn't that hard.


Be smarter is your answer.

[SimonK56]

The world can seem a bit bleak at times, we have people in positions of great wealth and power who wish to control the lives of others simply because their own lives are miserable, that's because inside them is an unfillable bottomless void that makes them crave more, this leads to a vicious circle where they are perpetually unsatisfied, but hey, it doesn't have to be that way for the rest of us, we just have to want to improve our own lives, AI is not necessarily a threat, AI can be a great help to humanity if it is used correctly.

[genericname85]

well if your idea of your future was a life long employment with one employer, a husband and kids living in your own house, yeah.. that's not likely gonna happen cause house ownership is more or less exclusive to rich people these days. but that doesn't mean you can't have a good and meaningfull life.

[888theGreat]

It looks bad , we have an insane President that is trying to start a Civil War at home and a World War abroad. Economy is collapising. Dollar is collapsing. BRICS are getting stronger. Countries hate the US more than anything in history. We have very few Allies now. Jobs are harder to get , well that pay anything. AI is going to replace most jobs in America. I ain;t going to lie. it is Bleak.

[Anonymous]

I think you need to take a break from the news and social media. They are designed for engagement and sending any hope your way does not make that pesky line go up. They want you furious, sad and confused. They think it's hilarious and are willing to bend the truth as much as they can to keep you in that state for their entertainment.

I think once you do that, the world isn't as bleak as you think and that many of the issues that are discussed are either severely exaggerated or flat out lies. Normal people just want to mind their own business at worst and often help when they can. I think the news and social media makes the number of crazies who want racial discrimination or for women to be considered less than human are an incredibly small minority.

[RandomGirl42]

There is always hope. 💖

[RxR0954]

I’d say you’re somewhat catastrophizing. What you said makes sense, but at the same time it seems like the worst parts of the hypothetical future is happening all at once for you in the moment.

[ᴍᴀʀʀɪᴇᴅɪsʟᴀᴍɪᴡᴏʀsʜɪᴘ]

Everything will remain in worldly possessions; we are temporary.

[beefcakebradybatson]

Unless young folk put paid to gangsta capitalism, and soon, you may be right to be worried about the Earth's future.

[Kingofkings1992]

AI will definitely not replace us lmao. 🤣 have you seen AI's responses on this site? It has no capacity to discern from what is a serious question or what is intended to be a joke.

[Anonymous]

Only upside is the Ai will be so bad for the environment that billions will be genocided to balence the books

[noohair]

The world is not as negative as you believe. You are hanging with the wrong people...

[Anonymous]

The world is going in a bad direction but come on women not being able to rip their unborn babies out of the womb isn't a loss of rights.

[4ngelic]

i wasn't talking really about abortion. if that was the only thing, it could be okay. like i'm scared the heritage foundation ultimately wants to in the long run have women kicked out of the workforce, repeal the 19th, get rid of divorce, put women in prison for miscarriages, make it hard for them to get their own bank account, stuff like that

[Opinion Owner]

Women in the workforce is unavoidable in an industrial economy and by extension having access to banking credit, etc. Divorce should be harder for everyone's sake, the 19th isn't going anywhere because elections have no real consequences, and the miscarriage thing is literal propaganda.

[Anonymous]

Maybe partially, or maybe not, but don't give up.

[Anonymous]

It's OK. You're a 109. How much time can you really have left.

[Abbycado]

Never ever, give up.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

It sounds more like you’re depressed and spiraling

[mizu01]

True and sad..

[Dargil]

Maybe depressed.