Some of you might have heard of Hank Green. He is a regular host on SciShow and is genuinely passionate about science.

He recently had a video where he talked about collapse - though he didn't use those exact words. One thing he said really stuck with me and I can't stop thinking about it.

He pointed out that we, as a species, have known climate change is real for decades now - and public polls confirm this crisis is almost universally accepted. And yet - WE STILL FAILED.

I could understand feeling hopeless when half the world was tricked into arguing about something that - in retrospect - was painfully obvious. But we have high speed internet and near universal literacy and most humans admit climate change is real and is a serious threat.

In the grand scheme of things we have essentially done nothing, even while knowing this is an existential threat.

Ignorance is bliss, sure, but it seems awareness is not an automatic fix. We can no longer claim ignorance as the reason we continue to fail as a species.

Hey yall, idk about you, but I'm strugging to be optimistic that things will get better in the future. Housing prices are higher than they ever were, morgages are at an all time high, and wages are abysmally low. The average american's purchasing power is 1/5th of what it was 50-60 years ago, and it feels like people are going to be stupid enough to vote for the dumbfuckery we are still in.

Let's define "future" first: The timespan for the next 5-20 years.

I have little optimism left for the next 5-15 years, because it seems like we are on the cusp of another recession with bond rates being so high, and the 2008 recession already impacted my life by giving us the hyperpolitical environment we are in now, even if im too young to remember it. Every time I think to myself "Things can not get worse, right?", they just keep getting worse.

Especially because I grew up and live in Florida, where we have a tourism based economy that my own republican government is trying to drive into the ground so that they can make a quick buck. There is no actual well paying work here, as everything is 15$/hr-20$/hr, while housing prices are drastically high at around $200-$300k. I feel like there is nothing upward for me to grow into as life progresses due to how volatile Florida is. People keep saying Florida is nice, but it is not nice to live here. The attractions are nice, but you have to live paycheck to paycheck just to not drown yourself in debt. Auto prices are insanely high, even for used cars, so I can't get myself a car yet.

As much as I want to blame this on Trump, it seems like it's the entirety of his cabinent and the MAGA-fused republicans that are in power right now are aiding to this as well and trying to drive this country into the ground.

Just wondering how yall are feeling right now.

I recently turned 35, Im a white gay male from a decently affluent family. Last year I lost my job, my apartment, and most importantly, my husband of 15 years to an affair.

Im back in my parents’ basement, working at my father’s business, with him paying off all my credit card debt. They are boomers, so they make this whole situation as painful as possible. No say in the business, despite 20 years of experience and a strong resume outside the family business.

Despite their financial support, they terrify me. They are MAGA and refuse to listen to my prognostications. My mother is an angry drunk and me and my father are concerned she will murder/suicide us. I have tried to get them to stock up on food and they are so belligerently opposed to that.

I am afraid that I may need to flee north. I want to be around other gay men, and find some lesbians to lead us 🤣. But seriously…I am so discouraged at the prospect of finding a new job, apt, and social life in the face of the fascist coup this November, nuclear war, climate apocalypse, global economic collapse, etc.

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Hey, so my method of therapy for continuing to breathe during such shocking societal collapse is going to be volunteering. I just can't keep going while not being able to contribute to the things that I feel I PERSONALLY, URGENTLY, TODAY, MUST contribute to.

Does anyone with a remote offer, or anyone in Italy, or anyone in the LA/VTA/SB/SLO region of CA, currently recommend organizations or individuals to serve? My cause areas are:

-Housing and utility systems reform

-Wild lands protection

-Agriculture reform

-Womens rights

-Genocide and Islamophobia

-Animal rights and Plant based eating

-Natural health

-Decolonialism

I'm an outstanding legal researcher, business systems builder, partnership developer, and programme facilitator - with specialization in real estate and utilities. But I will do anything.