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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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[-] 1984@lemmy.today 9 points 16 hours ago

Don't think too much, you get depressed. Do like everyone else, buy shit you don't need and get likes on social media by bored strangers.

And watch Fight Club.

[-] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 4 points 13 hours ago

I've tried this. Now my house is full of consumer garbage that doesn't make me happy and in fact frustrates me by cluttering my life.

At least I don't have to find a place to store likes.

[-] Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 hours ago

List your useless shit on a buy nothing group. Chat with the people who pick up said shit and learn about their circumstances. If they're not psychos/grifters, set up means to keep in touch. Repeat this process. Pay attention to things those people need/their circumstances, and connect people who can help each other. Encourage others you meet to do the same.

Keep it up long enough, and bam, you have the bones of a mutual aid group.

I'm talking out of my ass here, but hmm...

[-] NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth 1 points 12 hours ago

Rule #1?

[-] tee9000@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Peoples personal truths dont need to make objective sense. This could literally be what they do. Its not trolling just because they arent posturing as an internet expert on life. This is the honesty we need. Doesnt mean we have to aspire to the same goal.

[-] NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth 1 points 4 hours ago

This is a bit right?

[-] tee9000@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

No, not at all.

[-] NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth 1 points 3 hours ago

The first rule of fight club is you don’t talk about fight club.

[-] roscoe@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 15 hours ago

That's funny. I'm watching it for the first time in a long while right now. I wanted to watch Less Than Zero but I can't find it anywhere.

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