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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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[-] bkr78658@sh.itjust.works 2 points 15 hours ago

You are describing the worst case scenario. This is not how optimism works.

[-] Irremarkable@fedia.io 2 points 15 hours ago

There's a difference between optimism and delusion

Optimism is good

Delusion is not

The optimistic view is that's the worst that happens.

[-] adarza@lemmy.ca 3 points 15 hours ago

i remember what happened last time.

i remember almost losing the most important person in the world to me as a direct result of that asswipe.

i expect even worse than what i could possibly come up with on my own.

[-] bkr78658@sh.itjust.works 1 points 15 hours ago

You know this is not true. And I believe it is also harmful responding this in a post of someone who is struggling with doom/pessimistic thinking.

[-] Irremarkable@fedia.io -1 points 15 hours ago

Frankly it is. It's a shame you've deluded yourself into believing otherwise.

Delusion is not the answer to doom and pessimism. You prepare for the worst, you hope for the best, and you keep doing the best you can with the things you have. But you sure as fuck do not delude yourself.

[-] bkr78658@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 hours ago

Please. Be respectful.

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