Checking up on my fellow GenX’rs; how are you doing?

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ikoisad0g@reddit

I feel the same way. I try to stay away from society as a whole. I’m thankful we’re way out in the country and have everything we need on our property. I’m currently looking for a new species to interact with

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sweetcherrytea@reddit

r/crowbro

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Kodiak01@reddit

Meh.

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Mimi6671@reddit

On the patio... Cigarettes (yes, I know) and coffee with the news on the TV and watching my cats run wild.

Trying to get myself to go to Aldi and drug store. But ewww, people.

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sscc8220@reddit

Definitely me too! Love my morning patio time 🐾♥️🫶🫶

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girlpaint@reddit

Aldi and drive stores deliver....just sayin' 😉

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Cronus6@reddit

It feels like most everyone you meet is wearing a mask, has an agenda or just simply doesn’t give a shit about you.

It's always been this way.

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TreasonalDepression@reddit

It’s 4/20. I’m going to see Fishbone play every song from “In Your Face” tonight. Life is good.

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zombie_overlord@reddit

I'm going to go see Dethklok and Amon Amarth tonight. Full schedule on all fronts, but it's rewarding and I'm mostly doing ok.

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Independent-Dog5311@reddit

They're still around?! 😲

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LylaDee@reddit

My Mom passed last night from a brain bless a couple of days ago. I watched her fall like a stone. So I'm off to the funeral home again this afternoon. Dad passed from Alzheimer's exactly 1 month ago. He's not even buried because Mom wanted my brother to be home.

They lived with me.

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Public-Air-8995@reddit

Oh that’s a lot! I’m so sorry.

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mothraegg@reddit

I'm so sorry!

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Solid-Bee-1613@reddit

I am so sorry for your losses. That is truly heartbreaking.

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BayouVoodoo@reddit

I’m so sorry for your double loss.

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swingin_dixie_belle@reddit

Omg, I'm so so sorry for your devastating losses. Hugs from an internet stranger. Wishing for peace and strength for you and yours.

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goteed@reddit

59 here so an older GenX. The world changed drastically for my wife and I during COVID with the loss of our daughter. After that we wound up selling the house we raised her in and purchased a 5th wheel RV that we now live in. That made life a bit easier as we could travel, see new things, spend more time out in nature which is very healing.

Unfortunately that's all starting to change now too as the cost of fuel has made the traveling part of this lifestyle pretty unaffordable. This year we'll be staying in place for the summer season. We'll be doing it in the Black Hills of South Dakota so at least there will be nature to bathe in.

Quite honestly I'm so fucking done with the piece of shit running this country. First he completely fucks up the COVID response that cost me my daughter, and millions more. Now the one thing my wife and found that was helpful to our healing is being taken away because of that ass hat and his completely not thought out war. Yeah fucking done with him!

On the more positive side I can say that being in the full-time RV life has helped out with finding community. Most full-time folks we run into are friendly and helpful. You pretty much instantly have something in common with a fellow full-time RV'er. I would suggest trying to find a community with a shared interest to feed that fire.

As for the timeline, I ain't a fan either. But unfortunately life only has forward gears so we have to keep going that direction. My biggest advice would be to just downshift. Take time to slow it all down. Go take a hike in the forest, or ride a bike around downtown. Stop at your local dive bar, if you drink, and have a cocktail of your choice. If you don't drink go hit your local coffee shop and have a late on the patio.

Lastly as a fellow GenX'er let me just say much love to ya. Take stock in that fact that you are part of a generation that I don't think will ever exist again. The feral children of hose water, no helmets, and riding in the back up pickup trucks. We survived all of that and are better for it. So yeah, the timeline might suck but... "WHATEVER!!!" We still have each other!

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sscc8220@reddit

Well said my friend! I agree with all of that and then some. Going full time RVing is a very real possibility. Gas prices suck but this my fourth go round with gas over 4 dollars a gallon. Pulling a camper puts a damper on that gas mileage lol but imo it’s worth it. Hey that rhymes 🤭 safe and happy travels!!

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Treehouse_Dweller@reddit

Maybe try some volunteering. Helping others and building community is a good way to fight the ever encroaching void. I also feel like if you’re always looking for the boogeyman, don’t be surprised when you find him everywhere. And I get it, I am a fairly cynical person by nature so I do sympathize, but a negative outlook leads to a negative reality. The only control you have is control of yourself; don’t give up that! Exercise is also a good coping mechanism. Best of luck to you!

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Princessferfs@reddit

Both of my parents are gone. It sucks, but it sucked worse seeing them suffer.

Currently, I’m sitting in a town hall session at work with a bunch of insincere corporate babble from executives.

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Fatherbiff@reddit

Whatever

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mtcrick@reddit

I'm off work today since I had to work Saturday. It is a beautiful day, so will spend some time in the yard probably.

I agree with OP though, I have never been much of a people person, but it's way worse since Covid. I enjoy my time at home with the spouse and the cats and my books.

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girlpaint@reddit

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Pleasant_Dog_302@reddit

I definitely feel like something is up. Was it covid? Is it the state of the world? In the city I live in it truly feels like something has shifted. I see it in the way people drive. The disregard for others while waiting in line. The waybI seem to be "playing chicken" with other pedestrians on the sidewalk.

I feel good in that I have a deep appreciation for simple things. The colour of the sky, the sound of birds, drinking a coffee on my balcony. But something definitely shifted in the world since March of 2020.

I take solace in the other than human life that seems to hold it all together.

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BreakfastAcceptable8@reddit

I blame social media. Yes, even reddit. Everyone has a megaphone now and the bots and algorithms are really fucking with people's emotions. I'm trying to consume less social media (looking at you, Facebook). It doesn't fix everything that is going on around us but every little bit helps.

We all have to exist on this planet together so we have to figure out a way

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BayouVoodoo@reddit

Monday morning… Got off work at 7 AM and came home just to turn around and leave to take a dog to the vet. Almost $500 later we are back home again. Now I have to wait for my husband, who works from home, to come outside and help me get her out of the truck because I am too crippled to pick up her 95 pound crippled chonk self. About to be shopping for a ramp lol.

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FnEddieDingle@reddit

Im in the exact same boat. Been drinking too much. I just can't believe this is where we are as a country. I was physically ill for months after the election and this disaster is way worse than I thought it would be.

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specialPonyBoy@reddit

I feel guilty that we let the world come to this.

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jmg733mpls@reddit

I have done nothing to cause any of this.

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specialPonyBoy@reddit

We've all done nothing. We let it happen.

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jmg733mpls@reddit

How exactly?

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Recynd2@reddit

Nobody asked us. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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northshorehermit@reddit

Your comment makes me think of some people who get to be about 90 or so who then say you know what I’ve lived long enough I can go now. Because they just don’t recognize the world anymore. I get it. I try not to let it get to me. I try to surround myself with stuff that I do recognize and shut out the shit that I don’t care about.

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JacintaFornax-99@reddit

Painsomnia wrecked another night for me. Crazy storms/weather had caused more pain. Today I have to go for testing and I’m an 8/10 pain-wise. I am not looking forward to all the extra pain and energy today will suck from me. I won’t be able to take most of my meds until the test is over.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

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SizeAlarmed8157@reddit

Sooo I work with the American Rocketry Challenge in my adopted city of the last 25 years. My wife and I have no children, so I’m trying to pass on my knowledge and experience to the generations beyond. I’m part Cherokee, and we try to think 5 generations ahead. Which brings me back to the challenge.

With this challenge, we’re trying to simulate putting an astronaut into space and bring them back safely. The kids have to design, build, and fly a rocket to a set altitude and have it land without cracking a raw egg on board. Only the top 100 teams get to go to the Finals in Washington DC. Between 1,000 and 1,100 teams compete every year. 4 years ago I started with a single team. This year I had 5 teams I’m working with, and 4 of them made the Finals. One school is picking up the tab for me to go with them to DC. The same school gave me an award last December for helping children all across the city compete.

I’m slowly growing my foundation across my adopted hometown, building the next generation of engineers and scientists. I want to ensure they don’t fall into the same student loan debt issues I did. I have two major chronic illnesses, I’m broke, and have two advanced degrees that won’t take me anywhere.

I’m trying to instill my values of three things:

Do What’s Right Do your Best Do Unto Others

Even though I won’t have a bloodline to carry on my ideals, I’m hoping that I can inspire at least one person to do better than my wife and I ever will. I’m trying to keep that sliver of hope alive.

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jewelsforjules@reddit

This post makes me want to learn more about how the Cherokee think about the future generations. The foresight to look that far ahead and the thought that 5 generations ago your ancestors moved through their lives already living for your benefit. Thank you for sharing your story and that detail, you sparked curiosity for me. Those moments are my favorite. 💙

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girlpaint@reddit

You're awesome. Thank you for sharing this.

Sidenote: I'm also part Cherokee and subscribe to seven generations principles. 🙏

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Green_Chandelier@reddit

This reminded me of Erickson’s stages of development. You sound like you have achieved Care and are working on the Wisdom stage. Thanks for helping to form young minds into thinkers.

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mrspalmieri@reddit

Living life feels absolutely surreal these days. We just keep performing the daily grind, doing what needs to get done, going to work, paying bills, doing the housework, trying to stay connected with family and friends and trying to find moments of happiness all the while society is crumbling around us and as for the current government regime, it is actively trying to kill us all off, there can be no other plausible explanation for their actions and policies

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AdnorAdnor@reddit

That’s it man. You summed up the last two years of bewilderment for me. I’m grateful we have some land and enough money to live.

I lost my 15 year career as a fed with DOGE last year, so the disillusionment grows. I will say it did serve as a catalyst to tap my inner Rage Against the Machine and start a nonprofit to feed rural Missourians in the Ozarks.

I needed a new purpose and waking up every day to do this never feels like “work” despite the sweat and hours invested. Hang in there, man. We’re halfway through building a disc golf course too. You got an invite to come play if you want…I’ll leave this here https://youtu.be/bWXazVhlyxQ?

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Tongathong@reddit

The world has continuously kicked us all in the proverbial dicks for a while now, so I will continue to be the break in the abuse/toxic relationship cycle. It ends with me. I steadfastly reject the idea of “self first” and will dispense kindness and compassion, with a heavy dose of extreme goofballery, to leave this turd world a little bit better than I found it.

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no_id_never@reddit

I am with you!

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73steph1111@reddit

This is what I needed to see. Thank you

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Trick-Mechanic8986@reddit

Mondays are my normal day off. Just also happens to be 420. Sunny, fairly warm and chores are done. Hope everyone enjoys the day as much as I plan to.

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girlpaint@reddit

Happy Earth Day 🌎

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MakeASwallow3@reddit

I'm cultivating my own garden. I tend to me, my family, my pets, a few friends. I'm skipping the news lately and try to chill with self care. I have a retirement plan (10 years out) and hope to see it. I will live far away up north where it is not peoply

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girlpaint@reddit

Doing good. But yeah, I've definitely designed a life where I don't have to interact with others very much which saves me going through a lot of the sh*t you're describing.

(Speaking of: Anyone else here FIRE adherent?)

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utvols22champs@reddit

50m here. Being forced into retirement. Luckily I have my wife’s income and my investment income. Not FIRE but maybe leanFIRE.

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Oh-No-RootCanal@reddit

I have two chores today: shredding piles of paper gathering dust & weeding. I will do them each slowly because what’s the rush, each always grows back 🤣!

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2ndChanceAtLife@reddit

Had a semi decent weekend. Enjoying my new $200 wind chimes. They sound like the most beautiful church bells. And the wind to blow them is free.

I’m still working. Have no clue if I’ll be able to retire. Wishing the best to all my fellow Gen-X’ers. Hope you have done better than I have.

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73steph1111@reddit

I’m not enjoying life anymore. Going to look for a therapist again. My marriage ended in 2022 and I’ve been stuck. I’m sure going through a divorce and perimenopause at the same time didn’t help. I work from home and have isolated myself. My youngest is about to graduate hs. Thinking of relocating.

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Hoot151@reddit

Glad I grew up in what I believe was the peak of humanity and also glad I don't have 50 more years for what's coming.

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HiredGoon_40@reddit

Doing all right! Have a move coming up to a more expensive place, a calculated risk as I'm a contract worker and aching for one more quality client. So I'm jamming on the client search while helping my mom through post-hip surgery recovery. This is my favorite time of year as well, so just want to enjoy the weather.

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Angry_GorillaBS@reddit

Last week was pretty rough, so I'm still feeling it today. The state of the world makes everything more difficult to deal with. It often feels like it's just not worth the fight anymore.

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ZetaWMo4@reddit

Exhausted. Daughter got married over the weekend and I did way too much crying. I had a terrible headache yesterday but now I’m just tired today. No work since I’m retired and it’s husband’s normal off day.

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Cobra-Lalalalalalala@reddit

This pretty much sums it up.

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DimSumGweilo@reddit

Disappointed in the 420 sales but otherwise it’s a Monday

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Tongathong@reddit

As a Cantonese speaker, your username tickled the shit out of me, kudos.

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DimSumGweilo@reddit

Ha thanks! My ex is Cantonese. I can speak just enough Cantonese to entertain the old ladies who push the carts. They always giggle when I try to speak it lol.

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LadySiren@reddit

Tired, busy, worried.

Had a busy weekend with my granddaughter’s birthday party that I baked a custom Minecraft cake for.

I’m also HOA Karen (how my husband refers to me, LOL) these days because, I WILL get these people to stop acting like the HOA board is their own personal fiefdom. Of course, shit is blowing up left and right, and I am just so over it right now.

Last but not least, my husband is a vet with severe PTSD. He just received a skin cancer diagnosis. While it’s a very treatable disease, he’s understandably worried. We have surgery scheduled for early next month, giving him plenty of time to fret. I’m scared but he’s pretty strong, so not entirely freaking out…yet. Wear your sunscreen, people.

So yeah, all of the above and more has me hopping.

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JiveTurkeyII@reddit

Best wishes about the cancer. Treatable or not, that is scary as heck. For what is worth, my grizzled, mean 'ole heart goes out to you both. I'm talking of course about the HOA.

I'm positive your husband will be fine.

(seriously, though, good luck)

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KindaKrayz222@reddit

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jerryatrix27@reddit

I think society has become dumber and more coarse over the past decade or two, but I wouldn’t point to Covid as the cause of any of that. I could not care less whether someone wears a mask in public, and I honestly don’t understand why you have a problem with people wearing masks yet are complaining about everyone being out for themselves. It seemed during Covid that the people who were most resistant to wearing a mask were people who cared more about their own personal inconvenience than they cared about acquiring or spreading an infectious disease among their family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, and society in general.

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polipolimist@reddit

I believe OP was referring to metaphoric masks.

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2boredtocare@reddit

My best friend is 10 years younger than me (I'm 52, she's 42) and she just announced she's pregnant with her first child. I had a hysterectomy 6 weeks ago. It feels...weird. I have two kids, they are 19 and 22. I'm ready to be in the "next chapter" of female life, but BFF expects me to be super involved in baby's life. Which....I'm sure I WILL be, but also, I'm 52. I don't have the energy for that level of commitment to someone else that I did before. This may not make any sense, but I just FINALLY started realizing I CAN put my needs and feelings first. For so many years I have been the caretaker/family CEO constantly making sure everyone's needs are being met. It took me hitting 51 to be like "you know, if I don't feel like cooking dinner, husband will not starve. He will figure it out. It's not my JOB to make sure he's fed." That's just a small example. But like...I don't really want to be thrust into that mode again. Sigh.

Outside of that, the state of the world stresses me out. I'm tired of the greed and selfishness.

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2014Subaru@reddit

People have definitely changed, since the whole Covid thing, for the worse. I work in public transportation, so I see a lot of it. It’s sad.

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kten1974@reddit

I feel exactly the same way OP ! The direction we are headed is very scary. All I see is continual eroding of society in the future. I never imagined such a huge change to occur the last 5-6 years! I do not feel hopeful at all and I worry continually of my daughter's future with state of everything!

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SallyThinks@reddit

I've thought my sons were pretty well set up for the future. I no longer trust that. I have no idea how to prepare them now. What is going on now does not seem sustainable if you project out 10-20 years.

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kten1974@reddit

😔. It is so hard when you think you are doing everything right. She's just 4 years out of college and her rent is insane and it's not even that nice of a place! She is barely making ends meet with a FT job in her field and that field is already dwindling. I just can't see anything being sustainable at this rate. It is very grim.

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SallyThinks@reddit

Mine have a significant age gap. My adult son is in the grind like your daughter, but he's tough and resilient. He grew up with me, a young single mom. We had to navigate many challenges and had to constantly adapt. My youngest has grown up in constant comfort and stability, and will have a lot to work with once he's ready to leave the nest. Yet, I somehow feel he's going to be disadvantaged by that in the world ahead of us.

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GlassHouses1980@reddit

I just keep trucking along with an occasional meltdown.

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Trick-Mechanic8986@reddit

You just wrote my biography...genius.

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Fit_Mongoose6128@reddit

Same

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mariana_kl@reddit

Whatever

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kipy7@reddit

Toddlers mostly slept through the night. The boy woke up at 4am and has been sleeping on me since then. Having trouble for so long having kids, even with the hard days I pinch myself that I'm a parent. It's pretty awesome.

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geddon@reddit

Watching the little ones helped me out for a few years but now that they're in school it feels like I'm back to watching the Empire crumble.

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amnichols@reddit

I remember those days. My kids are now grown adults and I wake up when they come home from the club. (Only one is home while she’s working on her masters and studying for her CPA exam).

Now I have a new 2 year old dog who woke up last night to pee. Yay me.

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titlesquatch@reddit

I’m in the same boat. I stumble across small joys from time to time, but I’ve discovered that too often life doesn’t always return on the investment. Keep on keeping on.

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assuredlyanxious@reddit

Thanks for asking and I feel you, friend.

I often wish I was too stupid to care about anything.

Then I think I should dive head first into stoicism.

Mostly I just don't want to be here anymore. It's exhausting and silly. Other than that, I'm fine.

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Dannyhec@reddit

Holy shit this hits home!

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NewMexicoJoe@reddit

I’m getting better and better at insulating myself from the world around me. Stupid politicians doing stupid politician things, ignorant locals in the neighborhood rallying against any kind of progress or building, predictable Reddit attitudes/echo chambers, poorly managed organizations that I’m a part of, the fact that I’ll probably never be able to afford a new car again, I now know I’m not going to live forever… etc. I can’t control any of this stuff for the most part. Why should it drag me down?

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maddiethehippie@reddit

I have a migraine going on day 2 and can't call in sick because of the date. Siiigh.

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wizardyourlifeforce@reddit

"Monday morning, don’t have to go to work, sitting in my easy chair watching the sun & blue skies outside and contemplating the day"

I was doing fine until you said this, asshole

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TNsunshine165@reddit

Taking my 80 year old parents to the Doctor this morning after an ER visit for both of them on Friday. Getting old is difficult and depressing.

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Darth_Bane-0078@reddit

Five more years till retirement, just 5 more years.....

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Rich_Group_8997@reddit

I'm looking at 6, and they're closing in fast. I cannot wait to spend my days doing whatever i want. I do hope to do a little work and volunteering, hit the local craft fair circuit, travel and chill. But I'm so tired of the 8 to 5 [6..7.. 8] and dealing with crappy bosses. 😕

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Darth_Bane-0078@reddit

I've been "quietly quitting" for the last few years. I can't wait to do whatever I want. Talking with people who are already retired they all say keep busy with things that interest you. Sounds like you have a plan. Good luck!!?

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gonzopaw@reddit

Yeah the lucky ones….a lot of us will have to continue working, didn’t plan correctly or just straight bad luck run in life

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skeeterbmark@reddit

Me too. The countdown is on.

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Oryx1300@reddit

Honestly, I am looking forward to the week! I agree that the world is a series of WTF moments, but I think there are better times coming. I work at a university and man, there are some great young people. I find students to be empathetic, caring and creative, for the most part. They hate this insane world too and they are the ones who will change it. This week it is getting warmer here (still some snow this morning) so that is exciting too.

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SallyThinks@reddit

If you look ahead 10-20 years, how practical do you think empathy, caring, and creativity will be? That's not a loaded question, honestly. I'm genuinely curious how others see the future and what skills/traits they think will be needed to shape it.

Do you think the students you interact with are being prepared to adapt to the technological shifts (and societal reactions) that are coming?

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piercesdesigns@reddit

I think the young people, looking at the world around us, are going to be the ones who will have to make the change. We were starting to go down the right path. I remember a time when the sky is in LA were brown and our rivers burned. Looks like we’re trying really hard to go back to that. Hopefully the young people will be able to stop it and reverse it.

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FortuneOpen5715@reddit

I found out my boss’s wife doesn’t have cancer this morning. I’m happy right now.

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mhoepfin@reddit

Retired since 2018 and live at the beach. Couldn’t be better!

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Smilneyes420@reddit

I’m at work therefore I hurt. A lot of people seem good with lifting themselves up by pulling others down and that sucks. Part of that whole community thing you spoke of.

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n_thomas74@reddit

Im doing great!! All my friends are dead though.

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wandernwade@reddit

Sad, angry even, about the recent (days ago) loss of my dog. It was inevitable, I suppose.. but still. It happened suddenly, and I feel like the vet (a relatively young one) didn’t want to be very forthcoming about how dire the situation was. Nothing really could have been done differently, so I can’t “blame” anyone. It just sucks.

It seems like there’s less and less good to hold onto these days.

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NHmountain-man@reddit

Surviving

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Hot-Inspection8739@reddit

same. barely. so tired.

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Admirable-Sector-705@reddit

I’m on vacation at the moment, so doing okay.

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DocMcCracken@reddit

My take is we are just coming of age into the reality. Which is to say it's always been like this, the optimist at the future in our youth confused and scared our elders. Now is our time to be confused and scared. Thinking about Bowies changes allows us to realize it's all cyclical and repatative.

My personal thoughts are to leave the ladder, help the younger gens to make sort of it. I don't understand it, but even if they exlained it, I'll not get it, but it no longer mine to get.

We don't inherit the world from our elders, we borrow it from the youth.

Cheers.

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BlueRyver@reddit

I've been collecting how to books and l have full set of Enclopedia Brittiaca printed to leave behind or use depending on future. EBAY is a good source for books. Print will become important for knowledge and how tos as the governments contue to remove access to knowledge in my opinion. I haven't much money but that's a step ladder I am putting together .

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philly-buck@reddit

When you speak about life and reference “this timeline” it probably means you spend too much time on social media.

Just an assumption, but the only people I know that say “this timeline” live their lives through social media feeds.

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lovelyb1ch66@reddit (OP)

Mmm no, whenever I use it it’s a Marvel reference

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Ratatoskr_The_Wise@reddit

Really? I thought of it as the reference in Community where Troy and Abed are wearing the goatees.

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DreadGrrl@reddit

My right eye is really, really, itchy. But, I can’t rub it as I’ve had cataract surgery.

I have an itch I can’t “scratch” and I’m going insane.

Allergies suck.

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TeaVinylGod@reddit

Waiting for my son who is getting fillings. Then I pay a $1500 dental bill. Couldn't be better, why do you ask?

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tanhauser_gates_@reddit

You are retired. You are so far removed from any WTF moments. Reality changes and nothing stays the same. That is the nature of reality. Glide with the new reality and dont try to bend it to what you remember - those days are gone.

Enjoy your retirement and lighten up on dwelling on the WTF moments.

Some people dont know how to do retirement.

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lovelyb1ch66@reddit (OP)

Not retired and won’t be until they put me in a pine box. I work retail and as such work every weekend. Mondays are my regular days off.

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jaedence@reddit

"Ever since Covid I have become more and more disillusioned with people in general and the state of the world as a whole. Not a single day goes by without another WTF moment"

This.

The last 10 years have really exposed that 30-40% of humanity are really heartless terrible people.

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SallyThinks@reddit

Funny thing is, I don't even know from what perspective you're speaking. You could be (re: covid) talking about people who were against masking, shots, full submission OR speaking from the other perspective- against that kind of full submission and governmental heavy handedness. Both sides of that think the same about each other. It's worth considering who/what might take advantage of that societal division; or even how that kind of division is sustainable on its own.

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Beautiful_Secret_834@reddit

I think exactly this. The last ten years was scary to see. I am just trying to be hopeful and positive. It’s a challenge to keep a good outlook.

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Legitimate_Egg_2073@reddit

With you 100% on these observations. The natural world is beautiful and a source of comfort but what even is this timeline?
In my heart of hearts I’m still 5 years old sitting on a bed of pine needles talking to the trees and gathering butter cups. Love from a fellow Gen-Xer in Connecticut

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lovelyb1ch66@reddit (OP)

My salvation is backcountry solo hiking. Just go out where there’s no cell service, sit on a rock or by a lake and just exist.

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SpiritualPurple8659@reddit

I'm awesome. I was able to escape our spiralling country to be with my husband in Germany. It's a much better place to watch it all fall apart, at least I can be with the love of my life.

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Infinite-Lychee-182@reddit

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Happy Holiday everyone

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Bitter-Assignment464@reddit

Working as usual. Just doing my thing and not worrying about things I can’t control. I suspect every generation thinks the world is going to hell around them as they get older.

If I can get another 30 times around the around the fireball in the sky I will be happy.

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SeparateSpend1542@reddit

Word for word you expressed how I am feeling. It helps to know I’m not alone/crazy.

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lovelyb1ch66@reddit (OP)

You’re neither my friend! Or we all are depending on your perspective lol

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TXtogo@reddit

Today is my wife’s birthday and we had a wonderful party for her yesterday with her friends.

I told her, you know I don’t know that I’ve ever taken time to do something like this for you but I wanted to make it special and great. So I stood up in front of 50ish people and told her how much I loved her and appreciated her..

I think she was so happy that it made me happy

So I’m a little hung over, I need to make her a steak tonight but we had a really nice weekend

My life is not going to be spent dwelling on geopolitics or macroeconomics- I’m going to choose great moments with people.

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OverMlMs@reddit

Struggling to cope with the reality that my chronic conditions are robbing me of my independence and life is now mostly crippling pain. It’s one day at a time

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SquirrelBowl@reddit

I’m sick of everything except my cats.

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EstimateAgitated224@reddit

If I let myself think, I just spiral, worry about all the things. Which is weird since we are supposed to not care. So I don't think, I never don't have a podcast playing or a tv on.

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belligerent_tortoise@reddit

I am awake and alive. Beyond that, eh.

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groundhogcow@reddit

I can't say I disagree with you.

I fought the good fight, and I have tried to fix this because it was obvious it was going to happen. I failed. We failed. They failed. I am out of fight.

So plan B. I quit the big world. I will keep things cool within my reach, but if people are insisting on living in a fuck around and find out world I will not stop them.

It a bubble of a better world here. Make your own bubble. We will just jump from bubble to bubble until we are gone or they get the last of us. Maybe they will figure it out first and make it all like us. This is unlikely.

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MasterChiefette@reddit

It's been like that since Nov, 9, 2016. That's the day I woke up in bizzarro verse.

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Chimpantea@reddit

"Just surviving Mr Chang, just surviving"

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ObligationMurky8716@reddit

I feel like Bluebeard getting ready for his flight.

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Wyde1340@reddit

I've felt like this before COVID, but I'm trying to be the better person . It's hard and I'm tired too.

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gonzopaw@reddit

I’m right there with you, and find myself going back in n time very often and o remember those good old days because this world is no longer the world of my youth and childhood. I feel like I can’t wait to leave this reality and find out what’s next, so tired of this human reality

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Lost_Taste_8181@reddit

Meh. Feel the same way. Parents are in their 80’s and on their way out, one daughter is graduating and going off to college and the other will be in a few years. Turning 50 in July and feel every second of it. Body doesn’t work the way it used to. Don’t really feel like I “get” this world anymore, if I ever did. I’m existing.

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piercesdesigns@reddit

Blame the boomers who only give a shit about themselves and what they can extract from the world.

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FrostedMoon8888@reddit

Yes, and add in somehow time is sped up. But, yeah this timeline sucks! Relationships of all sorts are weirder than ever. The shittification of everything is just too much.

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InteractionStrict927@reddit

Living with family and having fun Taking my health issues into my own hands cuz doctors aren't doing enough Started peptides and feeling better all the time Doing my best to enjoy life

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fernincornwall@reddit

Mostly I feel stupid… and contagious.

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sweetleaf230@reddit

Entertain us...

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MoneyWiseLawyer@reddit

Oh well, whatever, never mind

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Ill-Consideration892@reddit

With ya OP. Although I don’t think people have changed much it’s just that social media bares it for all to see. We know within seconds if there’s been a shooting or an earthquake or a bomb dropped and our kids know within seconds that their friends are out together without them or their ex is now dating their best friend. It’s just so much to digest. It’s largely why I try not to use social media. Other than a few threads in Reddit I don’t really tune in. Sitting on my front porch with our dogs and having my morning coffee with the birds in the background is quite settling. Hope you have a great day!

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Beth_Pleasant@reddit

I've gotten to the point where I also don't give a shit about anyone, except my circle of people I care about. I don't have the mental energy to expand beyond that. I work a fulfilling job, take care of my husband and dogs to my best ability, and try to be a good person. That's it.

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themiracy@reddit

Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage.

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katdunit@reddit

https://youtu.be/xUPHuka1HzU?si=Z0lp783g8hHC4_Zt

I hope this link works, and may it bring some brevity and a couple chuckles to your day 💀😻

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Last-Relationship166@reddit

Well...considering I've felt this way about humanity since I was a kid (with brief reprieves here and there, e.g. college) due to the way I was treated by people when I was a child) my emotional state and appraisal of society today is (to quote David Byrne) same as it ever was.

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GerswinDevilkid@reddit

Meh. Whatever.

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Monkeynutz_Johnson@reddit

What's rule 1? For me, it was always "the rules are there are no rules. "

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lovelyb1ch66@reddit (OP)

I think they’re referring to the no whining rule

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Monkeynutz_Johnson@reddit

Oh, ok. Thanks. No whining is a basic code of conduct.

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lovelyb1ch66@reddit (OP)

Classic GenX. Nice.

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Gavacho123@reddit

Yep, life is weird as hell and I feel like an invisible passenger on a ship that is adrift at sea. At this point in life I’m just passing time and trying to stay under the radar.

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lovelyb1ch66@reddit (OP)

Your description is painfully accurate. Brings to mind that scene in the Pirates of the Caribbean where the dead ones are ferried off to the underworld

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No_Consideration_339@reddit

Ugh. I get ya.

But it's always been that way. Everyone is trying to sell you something; a thing, an idea, or an ideology. Money talks and the rich and powerful make the laws that keep the rest of us down. Best we can do is keep on keeping on and take care of those who matter to us.

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But GenZ and later already fell in. So there's that.

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nmacaroni@reddit

You're now at age of the punchline. Sit back and laugh.

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AggravatingPie710@reddit

“We make plans, God laughs.”

— Yiddish proverb

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ZakanrnEggeater@reddit

my whatever gear is worn out too my friend

counting on sheer incompetence over time at this point

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