Discussion Does anyone have sheer fear of the future?

[TBONTB]

Does anyone here feel desperate about growing old in the new political world? I went from having an optimistic view of my future a year ago...not rich, but not poor I had what was supposed to be enough retirement savings and social security. Now I see so much of this eroding...greater expenses i didn't know about, inflation coming from tariffs to eat up savings, questions of whether there will be social security and medical insurance (us). I sit and think...what will I do if I use up my money at 70 or 75, and the government no longer provides any kind of support? Will I live on the street? What does a 75 year old do for food on the street? Where will I sleep? Will there be shelters anymore? If there are rent controlled apartments maybe I'll have a roll, but will my friends ever see me, will there be a nice meal to eat?(Hopefully there will be fentanyl!) What's it like to sleep on the ground in the cold when you are old? What about medical care, obviously won't mind if I get a terminal disease, but what if I get one that just hurts a ton and there's no care? This all seems completely plausible to me in the world today. Does anyone have these fears?

I'm thankful for this site, I feel I can't say these things to my spouse or friends. And yet it's all I think about

I would love to ctb before any of this goes down. It just seems so hard to actually do. And shoot if I loose a home it will be hard to pack a gun. (Or maybe not, I don't know)

my husband just says we will get by, and we will do it together. That's what makes it so hard to ctb. But if it wouldn't hurt him and i could figure it out, I'd ship out soon

 

[Unbearable Mr. Bear]

You're welcome to tell your thoughts here. Not everybody will agree, but here is a place to let out those thoughts. If I see the future as an extrapolation of the past, most of us are living like the high classes of the medieval era, so we have been increasing the living standards baseline of most people. This downward slope we are experiencing are the setbacks of a changing world. In my opinion, they are needed for society to rearrange itself over the accelerating changes. It goes down, but then it gets up again to the baseline, which is steadily increasing.

So, in short, it will get better, but it will get worse before getting better, and a lot of people alive today won't be alive when it gets better, so...yeah.

 

[TBONTB]

You're welcome to tell your thoughts here. Not everybody will agree, but here is a place to let out those thoughts. If I see the future as an extrapolation of the past, most of us are living like the high classes of the medieval era, so we have been increasing the living standards baseline of most people. This downward slope we are experiencing are the setbacks of a changing world. In my opinion, they are needed for society to rearrange itself over the accelerating changes. It goes down, but then it gets up again to the baseline, which is steadily increasing.

So, in short, it will get better, but it will get worse before getting better, and a lot of people alive today won't be alive when it gets better, so...yeah.

Yes, I was more concerned about my personal experience than the broad trajectory of history. I just didn't think I would get caught in the cross hairs of history because...I never have before. How naive. Thanks for writing.

 

[Unbearable Mr. Bear]

Yes, I was more concerned about my personal experience than the broad trajectory of history. I just didn't think I would get caught in the cross hairs of history because...I never have before. How naive. Thanks for writing.

Understandable, my friend. It is another stone in our rough path towards peace. I still believe things can improve, including for you, but I have nothing but hopes and dreams to back that up, hahah.

 

[22yearsbroken]

Fear of the uknown ... is always something to not only fear... but also to embrace.. taking chances in life could change the world ...but could also destroy it .. but we should never forget that we have a choice... to be great or to fail.. life throws shit as us every day ... love .. life .. loss .. and in my case health amd a of the abive aswell.. i try to embrace every day with all my heart qith a smile sometimes it fucking hurts to just speak to a person but i do what i can .. and see what the tomorrow ... .y future holds.

 

[TBONTB]

Understandable, my friend. It is another stone in our rough path towards peace. I still believe things can improve, including for you, but I have nothing but hopes and dreams to back that up, hahah.

I'll take it. Thanks

 

[Unbearable Mr. Bear]

I'll take it. Thanks

Mama bear is always willing to give comfort, honey pot. You deserve it. *smile*

 

[cemeteryismyhome]

Your feelings are totally valid. At the same time, know that the world did not suddenly get worse recently. I've been around for a while and can tell you things come and go. Many forces want us to constantly believe the world is about to end. That constant fear makes us feel that we need whatever they are selling to make them rich, vote for empty promises to keep them in power, and to let go of our rational thought and common sense. It's largely exaggerations and deceptions. It's tough and there are zero guarantees, but nothing to worry about, if that makes sense. Somehow, within the past 150-200 years, came this manufactured expectation that life shouldn't be brutally hard. For thousands of years before now, our "horrible future" was everyone's daily grind anyway. I love this site too, it's ironic that it keeps me going.

 

[TBONTB]

Your feelings are totally valid. At the same time, know that the world did not suddenly get worse recently. I've been around for a while and can tell you things come and go. Many forces want us to constantly believe the world is about to end. That constant fear makes us feel that we need whatever they are selling to make them rich, vote for empty promises to keep them in power, and to let go of our rational thought and common sense. It's largely exaggerations and deceptions. It's tough and there are zero guarantees, but nothing to worry about, if that makes sense. Somehow, within the past 150-200 years, came this manufactured expectation that life shouldn't be brutally hard. For thousands of years before now, our "horrible future" was everyone's daily grind anyway. I love this site too, it's ironic that it keeps me going.

Right. "Our hard times are everyone else's daily grind" appreciate that (not as much as having the future i imagined!) but it seems truer, so thanks for that

 

[dust-in-the-wind]

There are more programs now more than ever for low income people and will be more in the future. I think you are worrying too much about it. I know easier said than done.

 

[wham311]

I just can't fathom this going on for another 50 years but it will, and it'll be painful

 

[FoxSauce]

Yes all the time everyday every second.