I'm not a fan of distorted thinking, so I see reality for how it is. The spirit of optimism is worthwhile only when rooted in reality.
Society is digging its own grave by way of rampant deception and moral decay. The damage is far too deep at this point. The tech bubble is inevitably going to burst. General suffering is already too intense due to inequality and weaponized digital media platforms (social media and "news" corporations). Unfortunately for most, things are inevitably going to get far worse. I empathize with the exploited. Particularly those who are not mediocre in the working class. I know all too well what it feels like from my past experiences. The ripple effect will devastate billions of lives around the world.
The ruling class, elite, billionaires, and upper middle class are protected against the severe natural consequences of societal decay and collapse. It is the working class (the middle class to the already unfortunate) who will experience substantial loss.
Since the 1970s, roughly $50+ trillion has been transferred from the bottom 90% of Americans to the top 1%. Productivity increased substantially over the last five decades, but wages for most workers stagnated, while the financial gains essentially flowed entirely upward. This was not a natural market outcome. It was the result of deliberate policy corruption, corporate lobbying (legalized bribery), financial deregulation, tax restructuring, union suppression, and the globalization of labor exploitation. It was legalized theft and systemic corruption. Pseudo (fake) productivity, pseudo growth, pseudo progress.
Mediocrity made this possible. An uninformed, distracted, and easily manipulated public allowed these extreme wealth transfers to happen without sustained, organized resistance. The majority, due to weak character, apathy, and misguided trust in the very systems exploiting them, failed to protect their own future. Participating in their own oppression. Meanwhile, upper class greed, their addiction to status, and detachment from reality ensured they took full advantage of the exploitation.
The United States collapse already happened. The full consequences are rapidly taking effect over the coming months and years. When the tech bubble bursts, the consequences will be blamed on scapegoats and so on. Excuses excuses.. Propaganda, 1984 style. Never will the upper class admit to the decades of deliberate extraction and deception. By then, this upper class will have already positioned themselves to profit from the societal destruction, while the working class experiences the devastation.
The myth of the American meritocracy has been fully exposed for those willing to see reality for what it is without distortion. The so called land of opportunity now functions as a corrupted system for wealth consolidation, with politics and media serving as addictive distraction (modern covert propaganda). Toxic entertainment in other words. Profitable for the elite. Those in power are not interested in the health and future of society. Their greed and addiction won't magically go away.
Welcome to the nature of humanity! For a while, things will generally continue to get worse and worse for the working class. To think otherwise is false hope. The real hope belongs to your individual lifestyle, focus, and choices. Despite societies collapsing again and again, you can still CHOOSE to lead a meaningful, quality life. You can build, preserve, and protect strong character. That is ultimately the aim of existence. Crisis, trials, and tribulation are tests of character. Refuse to be weak like the elite. Refuse to be weak like the mediocre.
"History doesn't repeat, but it rhymes."
Take note of red flags: brutal inequality, inflation, inflated assets (especially tech stocks as the tech bubble expands before an inevitable burst), chaotic polarized politics (irrelevant culture wars), permanently rising high cost of living, poor job market, poor upward mobility, poor consumer sentiment, high consumer debt, extreme national debt, weakening middle class, worsening poverty, etc.
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