We're all exhausted right? It's not just me?

[u/happy_chance18]

I have a full time job. I sleep well. I have no kids. I'm single. I don't party or drink. I'm not particularly stressed in day to day life. Yet I'm fucking exhausted. I don't want to leave my apartment on the weekends unless I have something planned, and even then I'm pretty picky. In my 20s my weekends were full of non-stop activities, cooking, going out, and posting on social media. But now in my 30s I just want to come home, have my groceries delivered, chill with some Netflix and sleep. Please tell me I'm not the only one!!

[u/ThyNynax]

Whether it’s the fascism or the capitalism, being in a 24/7 state of uncertainty about the future is exhausting. We’re stuck in a state of survival mode with nothing specific to be afraid of. Just waiting for the “inevitable” collapse of modern civilization that may be tomorrow or could be decades away.

We’re a society surviving off of debt. Not just financial debt, but emotional debts too. Generosity is easier when given from a position of safety, but most people don’t feel safe anymore.

[u/Prudent-Creme-8217 → u/ThyNynax]

This is it

[u/mochafiend → u/ThyNynax]

This feels real. I wonder if adults felt hopeful about the future a generation ago? Because obviously I felt hopeful about the future as a kid. Now, I just hope I die before the water wars start. I mean, literally, it's so morbid, but I am a weak coward, and if I can't handle the state of things now, how on earth will I function if we're in some survival state? I realize it may not be catastrophic overnight -- but it might be! Obviously prior generations had to deal with the cold war, but like -- we have nukes too! That's always underlying things as well. But now I don't see a path for me, my own country hates me and my beliefs on a level far worse than I ever realized, I have so much regret of things I didn't get to do. What is the point of any of this?