Remembering my aunts and uncles from my childhood, a lot of the older people today don’t seem to have as much energy – I come from the US.

I’ve noticed people can be erratic and easily agitated now. Almost everyone I know in their 40s and 50s is angry all the time. Heavy drinking. Not able to process new information very well.

My uncle had a kid at 50 and played with her non-stop. I don’t know anyone capable of that now.

Am I the only one seeing this?

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    You are seeing the effects of late stage capitalism.

    People working 2 jobs and still not have as much disposable income as they had with a single income in the past.

    Not having money aside of the work, no time and mental load: it kills motivation, not wanting to be creative, and your health goes downhill also and you can’t afford to treat it anyway.

    If you ask a 50 something about how long they think have left, yo will have half the amount than 2 generations ago.

    Everything is on fire …

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        1 hour ago

        Eating the rich.
        Honestly aside of the joke there is not much can be done. You can start building communities and building a strong social network in your neck of the woods. But the writing is on the wall.
        The next financial reset is coming and it’s not going to be pretty.

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        Any solution would involve the wealthiest in society making slightly less money. Therefore, it won’t happen.