I'm 27 for the record.

Just feeling increasingly hopeless and that shit sucked when I was born and it'll still suck, possibly even more, by the time I die. Even if I live to be 100.

That humanity will reach a Star Trek-esque utopia eventually, but I was unlucky and born too early when everything's still terrible.

  • Chiefcrunch [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    Just because capitalism sucks doesn't mean you can't make it work well for yourself. Even while fighting for a better option, you can still learn marketable skills that can make you money by selling your labor. If you find something you can enjoy doing that earns a decent living, even if you don't own your own means of production, you can still have a decent life. Money doesn't buy happiness, but not struggling with bills and having enough for some entertainment can seriously improve your life.

    • Iminhere3000 [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Even better, I think, is figure out how to live cheap and not put all your energy into a job. Take that time and energy and build relationships, do revolutionary organizing, make art/music, educate yourself

      • Chiefcrunch [none/use name]
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        4 years ago

        Living cheap is my specialty. I supported 2 of us as a grad student in a pretty expensive area.

        I have too much social anxiety to start any organizing, but I've attended blm protests and donate whatever I can to causes.