I've never been entirely sure if I count as poor or middle class. I have no money generally and have to be careful how much electricity I use, but I have a smartphone and some nice things, so.

Anyway, yeah. I'm not saying there's no hope at all for the future, but it's over for my generation. Our chance to get out of this hole disappeared long ago.

Even if we vote out the Tories right now and bring in sweeping reforms, even if we begin the long slow process of rejoining the EU and repairing our position within the global community, I'll only start seeing the benefits around the time I die of old age, assuming I make it that far at all.

Which is a bold assumption, given our dead national health service. Heck, I'm on a waiting list for simple quick surgery right now to cure a debilitating condition, and even that is a years long waiting list these days with no end in sight.

Everything is broken. It can be fixed, but realistically even if we suddenly shifted focus towards fixing it right now, instead of continuing to crumble under late stage capitalism, it won't be fixed in my lifetime.

:-(