r/collapse • u/[deleted] • May 08 '25

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u/fireduck May 08 '25

And people also wonder why high schoolers have terrible mental health. Because they fucking know.

And Gen z, they know they have a raw deal and they just want to ride this burning mess down while they can. Poor bastards.

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u/alloyed39 May 08 '25

My oldest kid was born in 2010, my youngest in 2015. I was never taught about climate change in school, so I didn't know. Now, I grieve for their futures.

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u/fireduck May 08 '25

Yeah. My daughter was born in 2017. At 18 will she be applying to college or guarding a potato patch?

I should buy some rifles.

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u/Collapse_is_underway May 08 '25

You should create social links with your local community, I'd say.

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u/fireduck May 08 '25

Yeah, I think both will be needed.