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Do you feel like the world is falling apart at the seams?

posted 5 years ago by MovieBuff224 (5053)
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Ever since 9/11 I feel like society has been on a steady decline. People have become more and more unstable and guarded. No one trusts anyone anymore, human interaction has changed drastically and the arrival of smartphones along with the Great Recession further exacerbated these issues.

Everything is so in your face now, all of the cards are on the table. People are more divided than ever, with racial and political tensions in some ways the worst they’ve ever been relative to the progress we’ve made.

People’s spirits have been broken, the world lives one day at a time. Dreams of the future are less and less relevant with the uncertainty and fear lingering in the air in the fallout of the events that have transpired over the last 20 years.

And when things couldn’t possibly seem any more grim, a global pandemic hits completely sending us off the rails. Any remaining security or stability people felt has been shattered.

I think the economy and health of the world will recover long before our spirits. The mental impact of this final blow to the morale of the human race will be felt for generations to come, and will probably change the world forever.

[–] howgamer (3989) 5 years ago

I think the current generation will be become much more pessimistic in their mindset, but as long as things recover over the next decade, I don't think there will be many long term effects of a broken spirit or negativity. In comparison, look at those who lived during the early 20th Century. They had to deal with WWI, the Spanish Flu, the Great Depression, and WWII. Many that lived through the depression had a sense of untrustworthiness and negative outlook on some aspects of life. However, the generation that succeeded them, the Baby Boomers, did not inherit those traits.

I agree in that, the pandemic has exposed how fragile our system is and the recent generation has had it tough. A recession in 2008 followed by another one a decade later which may turn even worse. Leaders/the rich have the ability to shut down everything on a whim thus crushing the economy resulting in massive unemployment and rampant debt that will result in inflation. I think it's an eye opener that many of us need to become much more self efficient with basic living necessities.

[–] MovieBuff224 (5053) 5 years ago

You think they should have left everything open?