thetwilightzone
Specialist
- Jul 14, 2018
- 307
I'm young and we're always told by statisticians that "Life is getting better because life expectancy is improving, less people are in poverty". Too bad it's sort of B.S. It's getting harder to make it for these reasons:
1.) It's getting harder to get any job, nevermind a decent paying one. My dad who calls me lazy but clearly admits he had a better time in the job market during the 80's admits that places like McDonalds would hire you after an interview and a bit of training. No need for a CV. They didn't turn anyone down and infact overexperience was liked because they thought that you could bring skills in academics that would help co-ordinate with your employees, employers and eventually climb up the ladder.
Now.....forget about it. Too much competition from people who aren't retiring, and numerous unemployed people between 18-50.
2.) Drug regulations are increasing. The media would give you the impression that we're getting more liberal on drugs (at least in the US) but it was probably better to live in the 80s and 70s when it came to being a drug user and even suicidal. GP's would prescribe benzodiazepaines and opiates like candy even here in Western Europe where drug prescriptions were always relatively conservative. But ohh...it just takes one lawsuit (as happened in the UK) and a few parents angry from overdoses that a complete overhaul is done.
If I'm not wrong, they've even "pussified" drugs in terms of their overdose capability. AFAIK, you could literally overdose on first generation (sleeping pills, anti-psychotics, antidepressants). Now they've tried to make them "safer" while taking away our liberties.
3.) 'Rapid' descent into a police state. You'll here politicians say that it's the safest period to live in but at what cost? Those who give up liberty for temporary security deserve neither. Air travel was probably less secure before 9/11 but guess what, people enjoyed it more. Until 9/11 happened (conspiracy aside) and shit hit the fan. It created a domino effect on not just aviation security (how much and what food, currency, dangerous goods) but an overreaction.
4.) Better technologies but cannot avail of them/haven't made people less ignorant. We have so much better technologies when it comes to medicine but guess what...we still live in the dark ages in terms of how ignorant society is. I can't get a surgery for something that is considered "minor" not because the technology doesn't exist but fucking doctors have an overinflated ego and are judgemental with their "someone has it worse".
Plastic surgery technology is getting better but yet society is still against people modifying their bodies (so called free society. One could argue that getting plastic surgery in the past was actually easier with less technology because it was not looked down upon as much.
1.) It's getting harder to get any job, nevermind a decent paying one. My dad who calls me lazy but clearly admits he had a better time in the job market during the 80's admits that places like McDonalds would hire you after an interview and a bit of training. No need for a CV. They didn't turn anyone down and infact overexperience was liked because they thought that you could bring skills in academics that would help co-ordinate with your employees, employers and eventually climb up the ladder.
Now.....forget about it. Too much competition from people who aren't retiring, and numerous unemployed people between 18-50.
2.) Drug regulations are increasing. The media would give you the impression that we're getting more liberal on drugs (at least in the US) but it was probably better to live in the 80s and 70s when it came to being a drug user and even suicidal. GP's would prescribe benzodiazepaines and opiates like candy even here in Western Europe where drug prescriptions were always relatively conservative. But ohh...it just takes one lawsuit (as happened in the UK) and a few parents angry from overdoses that a complete overhaul is done.
If I'm not wrong, they've even "pussified" drugs in terms of their overdose capability. AFAIK, you could literally overdose on first generation (sleeping pills, anti-psychotics, antidepressants). Now they've tried to make them "safer" while taking away our liberties.
3.) 'Rapid' descent into a police state. You'll here politicians say that it's the safest period to live in but at what cost? Those who give up liberty for temporary security deserve neither. Air travel was probably less secure before 9/11 but guess what, people enjoyed it more. Until 9/11 happened (conspiracy aside) and shit hit the fan. It created a domino effect on not just aviation security (how much and what food, currency, dangerous goods) but an overreaction.
4.) Better technologies but cannot avail of them/haven't made people less ignorant. We have so much better technologies when it comes to medicine but guess what...we still live in the dark ages in terms of how ignorant society is. I can't get a surgery for something that is considered "minor" not because the technology doesn't exist but fucking doctors have an overinflated ego and are judgemental with their "someone has it worse".
Plastic surgery technology is getting better but yet society is still against people modifying their bodies (so called free society. One could argue that getting plastic surgery in the past was actually easier with less technology because it was not looked down upon as much.