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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)

submitted 5 days ago by sprigatito_bread@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@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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[–] someacnt_@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I mean, it seems to imply a huge war is quite likely.

[–] meowMix2525@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I mean yeah between Ukraine/Russia and Lebanon/Palestine/Israel It's not hard to see why a bunch of capitalists would be bullish on defense right now. Don't really need to look at the stock market to know that.

The learning lesson there is just how much money is invested in seeing war break out and creating need for more weapons. Anyone pushing for war very likely has a vested interest in seeing it happen, especially those with the means to shelter themselves from the consequences of war. Add in the fact that capitalists are very good at getting what they want from the US government, and even better at sheltering themselves from consequences.

So, is the war just "likely", breaking out on its own out of nowhere, and capitalists just have a 6th sense for it, or is it being pushed and funded by capitalists who want the public to feel like war is inevitable so they will consent to escalating military intervention without much resistance?

[–] someacnt_@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, I mean that's why a big war is likely - also there is nothing I can do to stop it. Honestly I am worried of a world war..

[–] meowMix2525@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Organize. Find strength in numbers. Join PSL or FRSO or whatever organization is happening near you. We may or may not not be able to avoid this one but we can still struggle together to right the wrongs in our society that led to these events and strike while the iron is hot.