this is the hardest time to be alive in the history of humanity.

[Pluto]

Remember those old farts fought WW II.

Given the extraordinary differences in stamina, strength and passion as noted, it's confounding to consider the DNA comparison. Humans share 90% of DNA with cats, and 99.9% with each other, regardless of race, according to some older research.

But the difference between an individual and their own great grandparents is literally 0%. This is entirely a cultural phenomenon relating to the place assigned to the individual in society, attitude and motivation. Anything they could do, we could do.

 

[theboy]

Nooooo
There have been worse times

 

[gimzero]

And in the future we see more of this the best thing is to be dead.

 

[przeciwwymiotne]

The world is going downhill at an alarming rate. People are struggling to feed themselves, pay extortionate rents, pay for fuel etc. And it is going to get worse-much worse. There has been a huge shortage of nitrogen fertilizer this year meaning that a famine next year is imminent. This will be all over Europe, USA, Canada, UK and a few more countries. Russia exports 30% of the world's grain produce, so we won't be seeing any of that. A massive gas, diesel and petrol shortage is on the way due to a war brewing in the middle East with Israel. We also have war with Russia that is definitely going to involve conflict with Europe, UK, USA. The diesel shortage will also mean that food deliveries will be severely impacted. There is also the Boston virus, that killed 80% of the mice that had human genes inserted into them. Will this human engineered virus escape into the general population ? Who knows. There is also the imminent collapse of the current financial system. Stagflation, hyperinflation etc. In other words, we are fucked.

Please elaborate if you find the time

Sometimes I do feel that way and wish I were born in different times but again I'd only be surrounded by human beings. The judgement, criticism would still have been there, so mostly I feel like I should have never been born.

Not everyone is judgemental and critical tho

 

[ShanaRei]

I would not say it is the worst time in human history but I think we might be heading off that cliff soon. There have been worse times (look up the year 936). But I definitely think it is bad for people in the boomer generations and younger. The generations before that had it pretty rough, with wars and a depression and lack of technology/medical care or any rights.

 

[Winterreise]

Remember those old farts fought WW II. Some of the hardest bloodiest fighting occurred on Iwo Jima. 18,19 and 20-year-olds took Iwo Jima! These kids now, are too damn weak, spineless, out of shape, and on so many street or mental health drugs, they couldn't fight their way out of a dam paper bag. God how I loved 1940's dudes! ❤Clean cut, tough as cold rolled steel, and as loving as any man could be. What a boyfriend or husband those guys must have been. Seems to me we lost something. There have always been gay people, wish I could have been a young guy back then. They danced so coolly, their music was real music, not someone chanting while someone else keeps time on a log. Cars were real....I was born too late. DAMN IT!

These fighters are now exploited by extreme right propaganda, who play on our respect for veterans and the military
I don't buy into extreme patriotism, fanfares, and now extreme right wingers who move amongst frail veterans, to gather votes. Comparing generations, judging us, telling us how we would react in their place. Insulting history.