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post 1649991843 11-01-2021, 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted By chaunce54
Why don't they just make use of the safe spaces and cuddle teddy bears until they feel better?




It's also a lot better than it used to be in other ways...


That's the real problem, it's too easy. I don't think these little ****ers would have survived my life if they can't hack it on easy street.
Literally nothing that matters has gotten easier.

Financial stability and good job - harder

Relationships, marriage kids, - harder

Friends, community, connection - harder

Home ownership - harder

Education - way more expensive, so harder
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Originally Posted By BigBallsMcgee
Literally nothing that matters has gotten easier.

Financial stability and good job - harder

Relationships, marriage kids, - harder

Friends, community, connection - harder

Home ownership - harder

Education - way more expensive, so harder
It just seems harder because you've never had to work for anything in your life...

Life is so easy now, we are literally making things up to get upset about...
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Originally Posted By BigBallsMcgee
Literally nothing that matters has gotten easier.

Financial stability and good job - harder

Relationships, marriage kids, - harder

Friends, community, connection - harder

Home ownership - harder

Education - way more expensive, so harder
Financial stability and good job - Can now expand outside your country in terms of finding a job. Most people I knew grewing up moved away to start a new life. Most people I knew back then stayed in the same area, or fairly close to family.

Relationships, marriage kids - So you no longer need to get married at 22, and start making children? Just LOL at miscers that complain about this. Once you see what it's like to own a home, have a committed partner, and have a child, you'll realize how booked your time is throughout the day. Miscers get excited to be gaming at 30; but imagine the amount of free time you have once that is all settled.

Friends, community, connection - This hasn't changed much, as it affects every generation. The community/connection is because our generation refuses to do anything outside of social media/technology.

Home ownership - Harder due to inflation, I will give you that. However, please review "relationships, marriage, kids" for the same response.

Education - Increased cost due to inflation, I will give you that. However, it now expands the opportunities you have more than ever before. You joke that people back in the day didn't even need an education, but many couldn't afford it. Their life was decided once they graduated high school (if that).

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Home ownership is the only complaint imho that can be impacted here, as it's definitely a lot harder than it was before. Yet, even boomers agree with this also (as they need to support their families more).
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Originally Posted By chaunce54
It just seems harder because you've never had to work for anything in your life...

Life is so easy now, we are literally making things up to get upset about...
The facts don't support that at all. Objectively each of those areas have gotten worse and to say otherwise is to be in denial.

People used to be married to high school sweethearts with a good job and a house by 30 at the latest. You can't honestly say we're better off now
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Originally Posted By Bracket199
Financial stability and good job - Can now expand outside your country in terms of finding a job. Most people I knew grewing up moved away to start a new life. Most people I knew back then stayed in the same area, or fairly close to family.

Relationships, marriage kids - So you no longer need to get married at 22, and start making children? Just LOL at miscers that complain about this. Once you see what it's like to own a home, have a committed partner, and have a child, you'll realize how booked your time is throughout the day. Miscers get excited to be gaming at 30; but imagine the amount of free time you have once that is all settled.

Friends, community, connection - This hasn't changed much, as it affects every generation. The community/connection is because our generation refuses to do anything outside of social media/technology.

Home ownership - Harder due to inflation, I will give you that. However, please review "relationships, marriage, kids" for the same response.

Education - Increased cost due to inflation, I will give you that. However, it now expands the opportunities you have more than ever before. You joke that people back in the day didn't even need an education, but many couldn't afford it. Their life was decided once they graduated high school (if that).

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Home ownership is the only complaint imho that can be impacted here, as it's definitely a lot harder than it was before. Yet, even boomers agree with this also (as they need to support their families more).
Those things might take up your time, but when you have a relationship and a family etc you have purpose and meaning.

The main reason for depression and nihilism right now is too many people are alone with nothing meaningful to do or care about.

I'm an incel. The next 50 years of my life if I live that long will be wage slaving, Netflix and video games.

Is that a future with any meaning? No.

Having a relationships and a family and community is what makes a big difference
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Originally Posted By BigBallsMcgee
Those things might take up your time, but when you have a relationship and a family etc you have purpose and meaning.

The main reason for depression and nihilism right now is too many people are alone with nothing meaningful to do or care about.

I'm an incel. The next 50 years of my life if I live that long will be wage slaving, Netflix and video games.

Is that a future with any meaning? No.

Having a relationships and a family and community is what makes a big difference
Then maybe do something about it instead of just whining. Or should we have the government provide a wife and family for you, since that seems to be the answer to everything these days...
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post 1649992843 11-01-2021, 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted By chaunce54
Then maybe do something about it instead of just whining. Or should we have the government provide a wife and family for you, since that seems to be the answer to everything these days...
Yea bro just figure out how to fix society 😒

These are massively, complicated societal trends that aren't simple to solve.

But we need to at least acknowledge there are problems. Half the people itt don't even agree on that.
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Originally Posted By BigBallsMcgee
Yea bro just figure out how to fix society

These are massively, complicated societal trends that aren't simple to solve.

But we need to at least acknowledge there are problems. Half the people itt don't even agree on that.
I was talking about you PERSONALLY. If you want a significant other, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. Get out more. Network more. Use a professional dating service. Do something...

The only thing you can control in this world is yourself. Once you realize that, it's kind of life changing.
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post 1649993433 11-01-2021, 07:27 AM
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So no one seems to have figure out that what you eat has a direct impact on your mental health. Nutritional deficiency in mineral has a major impact on your health and microbiome.
Key to a great body : a great diet with enough proteins, lot of sleep, not buying tons of supplements, proper form and dedication

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post 1649993463 11-01-2021, 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted By chaunce54
I was talking about you PERSONALLY. If you want a significant other, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. Get out more. Network more. Use a professional dating service. Do something...

The only thing you can control in this world is yourself. Once you realize that, it's kind of life changing.
It's like telling a person living in Siberia to go outside shirtless and just "feel" warm.

Whether you like it or not, environment is a massive factor when it comes to how people live their lives. Combine that with all the societal problems people have already mentioned and you could end up in a no win situation.

It takes two to tango in relationships just in case you didn't know. What do you do when majority of girls around you are hypergamous, immoral clout chasers? You just gonna marry them and suck it up knowing there's a 95% chance of divorce?

Inb4 "just find a good girl." If it was that easy we would've found one already.
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Originally Posted By chaunce54
I was talking about you PERSONALLY. If you want a significant other, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. Get out more. Network more. Use a professional dating service. Do something...

The only thing you can control in this world is yourself. Once you realize that, it's kind of life changing.
Thats like telling one person to get a job when you're in a massive economic recession. You can't put it all on the individual to find a solution when they're are giant societal barriers causing the problem in the first place
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Not too surprised. The whole pandemic thing. Have to wear a mask because the air is toxic and the people around you are sick. You might be committing mass murder and illness just going to the grocery store. Believing we live in a more messed up world than ever with people being oppressed and believing that nazi's are taking over. Meanwhile being afraid of anything you say being used against you in a court of public opinion in a cancel culture.

You can see it in the maskers who are still practicing social distancing and wearing masks. You can see it in their face. The paranoia and fear.

Originally Posted By BigBallsMcgee
Those things might take up your time, but when you have a relationship and a family etc you have purpose and meaning.

The main reason for depression and nihilism right now is too many people are alone with nothing meaningful to do or care about.

I'm an incel. The next 50 years of my life if I live that long will be wage slaving, Netflix and video games.

Is that a future with any meaning? No.

Having a relationships and a family and community is what makes a big difference
Only one person can really do anything about it and that's you. As an introverted, somewhat socially awkward person, or at least used to be,it's not always easy. I'm 5'6" invisible to most women. With that said, I think the best thing to do is just work on being a better person. I don't really know what to tell you, but you can't expect "society" to do anything and God forbid the government get involved.
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Originally Posted By Jasonw1178
Not too surprised. The whole pandemic thing. Have to wear a mask because the air is toxic and the people around you are sick. You might be committing mass murder and illness just going to the grocery store. Believing we live in a more messed up world than ever with people being oppressed and believing that nazi's are taking over. Meanwhile being afraid of anything you say being used against you in a court of public opinion in a cancel culture.

You can see it in the maskers who are still practicing social distancing and wearing masks. You can see it in their face. The paranoia and fear.





Only one person can really do anything about it and that's you. As an introverted, somewhat socially awkward person, or at least used to be,it's not always easy. I'm 5'6" invisible to most women. With that said, I think the best thing to do is just work on being a better person. I don't really know what to tell you, but you can't expect "society" to do anything and God forbid the government get involved.
See my prior analogy about jobs during an economic recession.

You can't just tell eveey individual person to go get a job..the definition of a recession is there are bigger factors impacting everyone.

Same with a lot of these issues like modern dating. There's a reason the red pill has gone mainstream.
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If they are depressed now, lets hope they save enough for some rope for when they actually enter the workforce, LOL
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Originally Posted By BigBallsMcgee
This is objectively false.

You know those memes that go 'bought a house in his 20s with a good union job, married a high school sweet heart 3 kids, no extreme debt etc."

Compare that to now. You're lying to yourself if you don't see how fuked things are now
You are the epitomization of the 21st century beta male. You victimize yourself at every opportunity. It’s actually sad.
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Originally Posted By DeputyDong5
You are the epitomization of the 21st century beta male. You victimize yourself at every opportunity. It’s actually sad.
It's also true so there's that.
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Originally Posted By BigBallsMcgee
It's also true so there's that.
Imagine being born into the era that fought either world war. You can play the buhh buhh life was better then game all day. All you can is worry about what’s in your control. You could probably fix most aspects of your life is you really tried. Also for maybe dont height fraud by a foot.
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Originally Posted By DeputyDong5
Imagine being born into the era that fought either world war. You can play the buhh buhh life was better then game all day. All you can is worry about what’s in your control. You could probably fix most aspects of your life is you really tried. Also for maybe dont height fraud by a foot.
The world wars sucked too. But at the very least, those people had futures worth fighting for.

I wouldn't go to war just to preserve life as an incel wage slave

Also I stopped height fraud, which made my online matches go to zero. Deleted the apps and now I have nothing to work with. Iying at least got me in front of people
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Originally Posted By BigBallsMcgee
Thats like telling one person to get a job when you're in a massive economic recession. You can't put it all on the individual to find a solution when they're are giant societal barriers causing the problem in the first place
That’s not what he’s saying.

He’s saying that it’s down to you to make the most of things as they are. You gotta work with whatever the reality of your situation is.

Easier said than done I know, but there’s no alternative.
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Originally Posted By alltrapbrah
That’s not what he’s saying.

He’s saying that it’s down to you to make the most of things as they are. You gotta work with whatever the reality of your situation is.

Easier said than done I know, but there’s no alternative.
Both things can be true. Make the most of it but don't deny the societal level issues
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