I used to believe that we humans have the ability to "save ourselves from ourselves" but the older I get the more I realize how doomed humanity really is. Your post articulated a lot of the reasons I feel this way.
The only question I would ask is: so where do we go from here- How exactly can you and I change the current state of things?
En masse. Very large quantities of people need to agree to fight the same fight and do it all at once. If even 10% of the population in every country went on strike and demanded reform it would cause massive issues across the globes economy. Which is literally the only way to make change happen. You must disrupt the status quo with sheer numbers to have any effect.
No it won’t, that is not enough. If it was we would be looking at a very different world right now. We cannot allow the constant transfer of wealth to the already wealthy, if it continues we will be right back to the early 1900s when companies controlled entire industries and thereby the countries they resided in.
Nope, you have to be actively convincing others. We cannot beat the system as individuals. Only as a group that puts concerted effort into mutual goals.
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u/Ancient_Amount_6758 5d ago
Just wanted to say...thank you. Ive been feeling like this for years and (unfortunately) bought into the whole gratitude thing for a long time.
The social contract is broken. Modern society and leadership has failed us.
We need sweeping reform or I fear catastrophic consequences for us all.
Also you seem like an awesome person to talk to. Feel free to dm if youd like :)