The future looks pretty depressing for our kids

[Anonymous]

So, it's racist to crack down on child see trafficking. Got it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kid was born on Sept 9 2001. We left the hospital on Sept 11 2001. It was a DARK time/ But, that kid is now 23, has graduated college and is an amazing human working to advance equity. I have hope.

That is great we all should have hope but we need to come together and say no to facism and dictatorship. We need to stop pretending this is like a 9/11 it's not. We were a united front then facing outside threats. The threat is coming from within this time. Stop sitting here passively.

Why do you assume I’m sitting here passively? You can actively oppose facism AND have hope. You are not going to attract people to your effort by insulting them.

—Liberal Trump Despiser

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Anonymous wrote:I'm honestly scared for my Gen Alpha kids and the mess they're inheriting. Schools are underfunded, healthcare is a joke unless you're rich, and more basic rights are getting chipped away every day. Meanwhile billionaires hoard everything and politicians only care about their own interests instead of actually doing anything. Climate change is getting worse and half the country still acts like it's not real. I don't want my kids growing up thinking this is normal. I want them to believe in a country that actually cares about people, not just profits. But right now, it’s hard to feel hopeful. And that's just the surface. I'm not even going to start talking about the economy they'll inherit.

it is not just the billionaires. the middle class is disappearing. we have the educated elites consuming most of the resources and the working poor, i.e. the deplorables, doing worse and worse.

really it is the people like DCUM that are a major part of the problem. Pushing for more and more immigration , to lower wages even further. while complaining about a fed job making over $252,000 but no raise one year.

I don't see it ending well.

Wow. Are you real?

[Anonymous]

The future is depressing for the the children of parents that project fear and doom every day.

The children of parents that live their lives without pent up aggression and the need to "resist" everything are generally happier.

Your children pick up on your paranoia and stress. They internalize it.

[Anonymous]

The economic engines of the country, in general, see residents taxed very heavily, and not receiving fair representation in the US Congress and in the Electoral College.

In 15 years, about half the country will live in 8 states. So only sixteen Senators will represent a huge bulk of the middle class. Eighty four Senators will represent places like Mississippi (not much economic activity).

I don't know what the timeline is, but that is not sustainable.

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/us-economy-by-state/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The future is depressing for the the children of parents that project fear and doom every day.

The children of parents that live their lives without pent up aggression and the need to "resist" everything are generally happier.

Your children pick up on your paranoia and stress. They internalize it.

Right....you want us to roll over and offer up our a***s to your fascist God to get f'd like you and the rest of MAGA. What you call "resistance," is what the rest of us call exercising our democratic rights.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, the world's a mess right now. I worry about this stuff too. but here's my take every generation faced their own version of the world is ending. The Cold War, AIDS crisis, 9/11... different problems, same fear. i'm teaching my kids to be tough but kind. to fight for what matters. the world needs more good people, not fewer. don't give up. Just raise them to be better than we were.

You know what? The "world is a mess" is a trope. The US was on a great path just 4 months ago and if Harris had been given the chance, issues in Ukraine and Gaza would have been address with global support, we would still be supporting healthcare efforts and our economy would be growing, and our civil rights would be intact.

Everything that is happening is happening because of Trump, Putin and the GOP that is enabling it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are spending more on social programs and income redistribution schemes than ever before, and it's never enough for you.

You're the one with the problem.

"From those according to their abilities, to those according to their needs." - Karl Marx

And yet, its a drop in the bucket to what we give to millionaires, billionaires and the defense industry.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm honestly scared for my Gen Alpha kids and the mess they're inheriting. Schools are underfunded, healthcare is a joke unless you're rich, and more basic rights are getting chipped away every day. Meanwhile billionaires hoard everything and politicians only care about their own interests instead of actually doing anything. Climate change is getting worse and half the country still acts like it's not real. I don't want my kids growing up thinking this is normal. I want them to believe in a country that actually cares about people, not just profits. But right now, it’s hard to feel hopeful. And that's just the surface. I'm not even going to start talking about the economy they'll inherit.

You have to look at reality and long term trends, not the media which I think is just there to keep everyone anxious.

Schools are better funded then they’ve ever been, look at funding per student adjusted for inflation over time. There are bumps but it’s a very positive trend.

Healthcare outcomes again keep going up, although COVID did some short term damage there. Less disability and higher life expectancy are the norm compared to past decades.

Climate change, for sure is getting worse. But air and water is cleaner. Over 90% of new electric generation for the last few years is renewable. Old, dirty plants keep closing and new energy is clean. Progress is not quick enough for some, but it is very robust.

The economy, again bumps in the road likely happening right now. But look long term, recessions are way rarer then they used to be. Material abundance is everywhere, we just keep redefining what that means. There is less middle class….only because there is more rich and upper middle class then ever. Home ownership rates have increased, with some bumps like the early 2000s housing bubble, houses are bigger and better then ever. Food is plentiful, manufactured goods are way more abundant than ever before.

Standards just keep increasing, and people like to compare to others that have more (more common now with social media, you see the rich everywhere). Trump will do damage, but this will pass and it will just be a blip on a long term up trend. Things are better, look at big picture numbers long term.

The problem is the current administration is willfully undermining and cratering every high point that you are noting. It is one thing when it is external or natural forces that cause a blip. It is entirely another when it is done intentionally to inflict the most pain possible on the people of ones own country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Right....you want us to roll over and offer up our a***s to your fascist God to get f'd like you and the rest of MAGA. What you call "resistance," is what the rest of us call exercising our democratic rights.

What exactly do you intend to do? I can tell you it won't make a difference. You'll get an ulcer or high blood pressure. Perhaps you'll drink too much and that's terrible for your health. Stress eating is a bad idea. All the while your children will worry with you over something that is completely out of your control.

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Anonymous wrote:I would still rather live now than most any time in history.

My God this! I can't imagine any of these white suburban women living through the Depression or any of the World Wars. Or prohibition. Or not having the right to vote.

We have it better here than literally any other country and yet the sky is perpetually falling for some of you.

Get some perspective. Get some therapy. Understand how good we have it. And for the love of God quit whining.

I don't think anyone is disputing the human condition is better now than at any time in history. The issue is that the condition that has been such a success for technical and health innovation and advancement in civil rights over the past 100 years is being dismantled.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Right....you want us to roll over and offer up our a***s to your fascist God to get f'd like you and the rest of MAGA. What you call "resistance," is what the rest of us call exercising our democratic rights.

What exactly do you intend to do? I can tell you it won't make a difference. You'll get an ulcer or high blood pressure. Perhaps you'll drink too much and that's terrible for your health. Stress eating is a bad idea. All the while your children will worry with you over something that is completely out of your control.

Are you forgetting that Trump served one awful term and then lost his second term? They're absolutely is something that can be done to make a difference and teach your children what it is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Historically, these are pretty good times. This isn't the Great Depression. This isn't WWII. This isn't a war of independence. Right now we have a recession to get through because of some poor political choices. But that can be fixed. Things aren't that bad. I think optimistic parenting is still fine.

For the rest of the world, things will be fine. For the USA, in another 3 months, things will never be the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Housing costs will go down as Trump deports illegal immigrants.

You think illegal immigrants are taking enough housing to have been impacting the market? Really?

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Anonymous wrote:Agree. It’s even more depressing for those of us with kids who have lifelong, pre-existing conditions.

Climate change and global warming is depressing. I think it will get much worse health wise.

Air pollution is at much lower levels in America than 50 years ago.

And now the administration is lifting clean air and water regulations and dismantling the EPA. See the problem?