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Well ok is it me? I see tons of posts like this and I agree with you and feel the same. But why don't we have a forum on here where people who want to form connections in the real world can do that. I feel like there is a conspiracy on this. 10 years ago I met people all the time who wanted to meet up in the real world and now, if you find a message board, they don't have anything like that. Why? Is there some sort of a liability in case someone does meet up and get murdered? I don't think Meetup works because it tends to attract a certain type that is a bit flakey.
On your other points about the world.. I just feel like every single generation feels that their time sucks and also feels like if they do something it will suck less... but, those things are imho just a mirage. The world is honestly on a slow but positive trajectory forward. And generations of people have been told that the end of the word is right around the corner but, it hasn't come yet.
I dabble in history and I have to say every time i look into history I feel bad for the young people who thought some no nothing war in 1311 was important enough to give their life, but they did, and who knows what someone said to make them feel that way. And every generation had their thing that they didn't feel they could come back from. In this country or any other. Civil war, WWI, WWII, how could anyone born in the 50s predict how the cold war would end? I mean, who saw that coming?
Think about how the world was just 100 years ago. Disease was rampant, no indoor plumbing or heating. No cars, no planes. People died from disease early and without warning.
I can't help but feel for you and many others who do probably listen to the news and do probably feel utter despair. But it is a mirage. Mostly an act, to sell papers or sell something else. I do feel this is so much worse today because of the internet. Global stories travel in an instant and can be hyped to insane degrees. If you are feeling hopeless... stop, put the net down and go outside... you probably will see someone do something nice like give up a seat on public transportation. You will see how beautiful the world actually currently is despite the claims otherwise.
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