anyone else losing hope in our future

if anything i can say that i am more concerned about people using religion in politics. if that continues i can't say that i am optimistic about anything. i am just glad that christians don't run around blowing people up. at least im in america is all i'll say :P

if anything i can say that i am more concerned about people using religion in politics. if that continues i can't say that i am optimistic about anything. i am just glad that christians don't run around blowing people up. at least im in america is all i'll say :P

 

the news about the swedes upsets me the most... because i really now know where we are headed

the news about the swedes upsets me the most... because i really now know where we are headed

well as long as we stay in the borders of america we should be just fine. if our biggest problem is deciding which salad dressing to use then i am good...i prefer ranch

well as long as we stay in the borders of america we should be just fine. if our biggest problem is deciding which salad dressing to use then i am good...i prefer ranch

 

french is good too dammit now i want to make a soft auntie Annie pretzel from my freezer..... yes i buy them and freeze them

french is good too dammit now i want to make a soft auntie Annie pretzel from my freezer..... yes i buy them and freeze them

 

omg that sounds amazing!! i haven't had one of  those in ever..they are like fourteen dollars each at the mall though

 

omg that sounds amazing!! i haven't had one of  those in ever..they are like fourteen dollars each at the mall though

 

 

where the hell are you buying them new york lol jk no seriously there not thats as much as 5

where the hell are you buying them new york lol jk no seriously there not thats as much as 5

 

How'd this conversation go from losing hope to pretzels and ranch dressing?

How'd this conversation go from losing hope to pretzels and ranch dressing?

 

i got hungry lol hahaha

So what exactly are we discussing here?

So what exactly are we discussing here?

 

do you see a major decline in civilization and fear a future going towards something worse than we could ever imagine. 

do you see a major decline in civilization and fear a future going towards something worse than we could ever imagine.

Well I wouldn't say that the future is totally doomed, only a conspiracy theorist would say that. I'am losing faith in this generation, he'll just today in my school, there two fights and of course typical dumbasses saggaing their pants, ridiculous.

Before we go and say that the future is doomed, you have to realize that there is some positive things going on and ergo making our future a better place (eg. Legalizing gay marriage, installer space travel, bringing awareness to domestic violence, etc)

I honestly cannot stand attitudes like this.

No, civilisation is not going to suddenly collapse. There have been tragedies as long as the human race has existed on this planet. There have been wars, massacres, witch hunts, genocides, and all other manner of atrocities for millenia. If you're going to let the sensationalist media convince you the world is going to hell, fine, but it's your loss. There are plenty of examples of decent human beings, but you just don't hear about them because that isn't what people want to hear. Never has been. Just recently a news company devoted a single day to only positive news. Half of their member base abandoned the site. You hear all these stories of tragedies because that is what the media knows they can make money off.

In addition, every generation had always claimed the next one is going to hell. And guess what? We are still here. How do you think the people who were forced to live through the one hundred year war felt? How do you think the people who lived during World War I and II felt? How do you think the people who lived during the cold war felt? They all wondered if civilisation would end tomorrow. And yet here we are. We pushed on, as we always have and as we always will. Many people no longer have to worry about catching the black plague or braving the elements day in and day out to scrape by a meager living. A lot of people do, sure, but nations are developing at their own paces.

There will always be people using whatever belief they choose to warp as an excuse to murder others. There always have been and always will be (you do remember about the inquisition, yes?).

The more evil you think the world is, the more evil you will inevitably end up seeing. People see what they want to see, and there is no changing that.

I honestly cannot stand attitudes like this.

No, civilisation is not going to suddenly collapse. There have been tragedies as long as the human race has existed on this planet. There have been wars, massacres, witch hunts, genocides, and all other manner of atrocities for millenia. If you're going to let the sensationalist media convince you the world is going to hell, fine, but it's your loss. There are plenty of examples of decent human beings, but you just don't hear about them because that isn't what people want to hear. Never has been. Just recently a news company devoted a single day to only positive news. Half of their member base abandoned the site. You hear all these stories of tragedies because that is what the media knows they can make money off.

In addition, every generation had always claimed the next one is going to hell. And guess what? We are still here. How do you think the people who were forced to live through the one hundred year war felt? How do you think the people who lived during World War I and II felt? How do you think the people who lived during the cold war felt? They all wondered if civilisation would end tomorrow. And yet here we are. We pushed on, as we always have and as we always will. Many people no longer have to worry about catching the black plague or braving the elements day in and day out to scrape by a meager living. A lot of people do, sure, but nations are developing at their own paces.

There will always be people using whatever belief they choose to warp as an excuse to murder others. There always have been and always will be (you do remember about the inquisition, yes?).

The more evil you think the world is, the more evil you will inevitably end up seeing. People see what they want to see, and there is no changing that.

Well fucking said dude, well fucking said.

In addition to what Malediction has stated, you need to look at the positives of the world. You can't look at the horrors of mankind and say that we're screwed. There are good people, good things, prosperous nations.

Not only that, People take the "End of Civilization" idea and make it into movies and games to make lots of money. I don't think they are worried about it. Just look at how many there are. Fallout, Fallen Earth, H1Z1, Day Z, Red Dawn, the list goes on and on. After a while of this exposure, people eventually get desensitized about the end of the world theory. That's why we now have people preparing for dooms day (yep its a TV show. Got to make money on peoples fear) and are currently living in bunkers because they think its normal.