Having kids helps, it's their problem now.
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Just be depressed and try to distract myself. At one point I thought I could change things by getting involved in politics. I very quickly realized how pointless that was. Of course now even my distractions also keep getting ruined. So... idk.
I don't believe the world is getting worse. I believe our knowledge of the world's ills is getting better.
Cry, panic, be apathetic, drink alcohol. Typically one of these, usually chosen at random.
Didn't have kids. Volunteer at local parks working on specialist plants. Look forward to not waking up one day.
Stay vigilant with my ideals and carry a big stick? Giving up is for weenies and Republicans If our for fathers and mothers can get through the shit so can we.
Not have children.
There is no guarantee that as a white male you get anything.
That kind of thinking is only present in the racist concept that Europeans have always been at the top.
They haven't. Western Europeans weren't the top of anything until the Renaissance(except maybe at being mostly peaceful, having a measure of women's rights and being outright genocided and colonized by the Romans).
by remembering that Esau is the end of the world
From my point of view, the world is neither getting worse nor better, the world has always been the way it is, and it doesn't seem like it's going to change. It's just my opinion.
Edit: In fact, what is getting worse is our economic system, but that is nothing new.
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It is, though. The US isn't the only place, nor is the Middle East. "African farmer can send kids to high school for first time" isn't a splashy headline but it happens a lot.
This may sound pessimistic, but try to compare yourself with people who live worse than you.
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