I never thought I'd find myself writing about my deepest feelings on Reddit, but here we go. Hi. I'm a 2000s Gen Z, and I'm fucking lost. I quit my job a couple months ago, on the spot, due to bullying and harassment by the people I worked for. I couldn't stand being there anymore, and it was starting to affect my mental health, deeply. I barely have any money to cover my rent for the next month. I can't a find a job with the degree I have, and all of the ones I could afford to sign up for are soul sucking, mindless, capitalistic BS jobs that pay less than what the work is worth, and will probably be taken over by an AI machine in the next four months. I haven't dated in many years, although I've tried. I've lost many friends since college ended. Nonetheless, I still have and have had plenty of help available, so not everything is bleak. I've grown so much, learned so much. I'm grateful for the perspectives. That being said:
What the fuck????? What the fuck is this world we live in??? It's fucking brutal out here!!! I have no idea how we're supposed to keep our sanity intact during the end of the world. I feel incredibly disheartened about the state of our world. I think about it every day. Why does it matter if I write all of these cover letters, apply to all of these jobs, if I'm only going to work to die? What are we supposed to look forward to when the reality of buying a home is very slim for many of us, including me? I can’t even imagine making enough money right now, that I could save to afford a trip or holiday anywhere. Lol, and even more importantly, to save up for my future. The overwhelming amount of media exposure is rotting my brain, and making it so hard for me to believe that there could ever be a fair future for all of us. I don't have any motivation left, if all my hard work feels like treading water.
If you've been feeling like me, lost, confused, jobless (lol), I just want you to know that I'm right there with you. All we can do is take things day by day, and be patient with ourselves. I have a really hard time reminding myself of this. Please feel free to rant about whatever it is you're going through at the moment. I would love to listen. I would also love some advice, too. From someone older. I don't have any grown up role models in my life that can give me advice on how to emotionally cope with all these changes. When do things start getting better? Thanks y'all. Hang in there.