Asklemmy

I got a vasectomy as a way of dealing with it.

The world is getting better in many ways. It's just not profitable for media organizations to highlight the good.

For the ways things are getting worse? That's always how it's been. People have always felt that current times are worse than times past.

It is, though. The US isn't the only place, nor is the Middle East. "African farmer can send kids to high school for first time" isn't a splashy headline but it happens a lot.

That's the neat part, I don't!

Didn't have kids. Volunteer at local parks working on specialist plants. Look forward to not waking up one day.

I just focus on not making it worse myself.

There is no guarantee that as a white male you get anything.

That kind of thinking is only present in the racist concept that Europeans have always been at the top.

They haven't. Western Europeans weren't the top of anything until the Renaissance(except maybe at being mostly peaceful, having a measure of women's rights and being outright genocided and colonized by the Romans).

Cry, panic, be apathetic, drink alcohol. Typically one of these, usually chosen at random.

A mix of:

1. We can't really know how things will play out, so I'm going to at least try to nudge things in a better direction. If that helps create a better world, good, if it does nothing, at least I can die in the water wars knowing I tried.
2. But things are very likely fucked, so I'm going to enjoy what I can in life while I can.

The weather lately has been depressing and angering. I keep trying to get people around angry about it too, but just like everyone else it's hard to feel like it's possible to get anything done. That's why we need to band together

Nihilism. Nothing matters therefore I am free to do anything. If I choose to make a positive impact in my tiny part of the world, no matter how small it is a net positive compared to if I decide to do nothing. I tried apathy for a while and it served no-one, not even me.

If the best you can do is vote against fascism then that is OK. If the best you can do is show up to local town/village meetings and have your voice be heard that is OK. If the best you can do is vague-post online about the state of America, that's OK.

The only bad thing you can do is be silent. As long as you are willing to speak up about the issues that are important to you and the problems you see that need fixing, you are doing more than 90% of this country.

Live your life according to your values, and on those be uncompromising. Vote your conscience, and hold your elected officials to a higher standard. Realize that change comes slowly, and some things are simply out of your control.

You are not responsible for the things outside your power. You are not to blame for the failings of your nation. Have the greatest effect where you can and learn to recognize where you can't.

We're all in this together, and we're all pulling for ya.

From my point of view, the world is neither getting worse nor better, the world has always been the way it is, and it doesn't seem like it's going to change. It's just my opinion.

Edit: In fact, what is getting worse is our economic system, but that is nothing new.

Ignore it until it becomes an immediate problem. I'm honestly praying for a position at some place like Duke energy.