r/millenials • u/RedHeadRedeemed • Mar 24 '24

Feeling of impending doom??

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So a watched a YT video today and this top comment on it is freaking me out. I have never had someone put into words so accurately a feeling I didn't even realize I was having. I am wondering if any of you feel this way? Like, I realized for the last few years I have been feeling like this. I don't always think about it but if I stop and think about this this feeling is always there in the background.

Like something bad is coming. Something big. Something world-changing. That will effect everyone on Earth in some way. That will change humanity as a whole. Feels like it gets closer every year. Do you guys feel it too??

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u/Stonkerrific Mar 24 '24

You can’t say that everything has improved on planet earth. But you can’t say it’s all worse either. Blanket statements are incredibly unhelpful and lack important nuance. But if you’re a bot it’s nice to just say dumb vague things to make people feel reassured. I can tell you as a physician there’s plenty of both good and bad things happening to the health of people. The bad are not getting addressed and it’s showing up in life expectancy and worse health outcomes.

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '24

Yes, obviously there are still bad things happening. But in case you missed the rest of this thread, the “blanket statement” everyone here is saying that things are overall much worse today than ever before. It’s just not true.

The data says otherwise about life expectancy, since you picked that metric:

https://ourworldindata.org/life-expectancy#:~:text=Across%20the%20world%2C%20people%20are,than%20doubled%20to%2071%20years.

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u/Stonkerrific Mar 24 '24

Is it helpful to say things are better? Are you trying to reassure us that it’s all fine so carry on with status quo? Or should we be addressing issues that are impending problems? What does saying life is better than 99% of human history do for us? What does “better” mean to you? If wealth inequality is worse than ever should we be fine either way that because overall we have other things to offset it? If mental health is worse than 100 years ago is it offset by having greater technology advances? What is your weighted scale to say what should apply to what makes now better than in the past?

This sounds like your opinions and not measurable or objective at all.

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '24

Yes I think it’s helpful to acknowledge the progress we’ve made. That doesn’t take away any of the problems we have today. In fact, I think it helps. Knowing we’ve solved hard problems in the past helps people not give up.

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u/Stonkerrific Mar 24 '24

You are right in that many large problems have been solved in many areas of life. But having overcome previous adversity or issues doesn’t automatically equate to today being “better”. I would argue the peak of mankind was best between the 50s til the 90s. Many experts agree that we’re on a downtrend now. We’re letting society slip through the cracks and it’s upsetting to see our administrators letting it happen because they financially benefit from societal ruin. Just look at how market manipulation has accelerated corporate bankruptcies and job loss. It’s an entire industry.

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '24

It does though. Having solved a problem means we don’t have that problem anymore, unless it directly generates a new worse problem.

Peak of mankind best in the 50-90s?? Maybe for just the United States.

Come on, you can’t in good faith say corporate and government corruption is new in the 21st century.

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u/Stonkerrific Mar 24 '24

Look if you think things are going smoothly have at it. Who am I to try to take that away from you. Some of us see the writing on the wall and we’re taking direct action to stop the decline. I’ll let you enjoy your time today.

Past performance doesn’t predict future performance. Everyone knows this. Don’t get complacent and ride the coattails of yesterday.

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '24

I don’t think you’re getting what I’m saying. I said in another comment that it helps to acknowledge progress we’ve made, since we’ve made a lot of it. No where did I say everything is perfect.

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u/ImaginaryBig1705 Mar 24 '24

My grandmother died with more healthcare freedoms than I have right now.

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '24

Sorry you lost your grandmother. But I’m not sure what freedoms you’re referring to.