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The doomer is extremely mid-curve - by apewood

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“It’s over.” “We are so cooked.” “Everything is a scam.” “If I don’t make it, I will be stuck in the Permanent Underclass.” “What’s the point of it all?” I want to be very clear with the Premise of this Article: It’s not new, it’s not Particularly Helpful, and it won’t change anything. However, it is almost a bit of a rite of passage that I think anyone (particularly those who spend far too much time online) will go through at some Point or Another. I went through a period where I was pretty Doomer about the State of the World and future Outlook of Society (went through it in 2020/2021 primarily following the whole “inflation is transitory” when it clearly was not saga, but I digress). Now, first off, I think all of these feelings of Nihilism and Dismay with the current world/system are generally justified. A weakening dollar, rising costs, wages not keeping pace, continued bifurcation with the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. Signs of Late Stage Capitalism, Financializ

“It’s over.” “We are so cooked.” “Everything is a scam.” “If I don’t make it, I will be stuck in the Permanent Underclass.” “What’s the point of it all?” I want to be very clear with the Premise of this Article: It’s not new, it’s not Particularly Helpful, and it won’t change anything. However, it is almost a bit of a rite of passage that I think anyone (particularly those who spend far too much time online) will go through at some Point or Another. I went through a period where I was pretty Doomer about the State of the World and future Outlook of Society (went through it in 2020/2021…

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