(09-27-2023, 02:11 PM)Grace Wrote: I'm not a baby boomer, I'm GenX, but I'm close enough I suppose to it being disabled and married to a boomer..
None of us probably have much time left, but I do believe we should do something positive with our abilities as they are.
I have no illusions of dying before SHTF, and no belief in any rapture by way of escape to soothe, and when S does HTF and a disability preventing me from caring for myself in such a situation I'll likely simply quietly starve to death. Nin is planning a massive stroke or heart attack - I have no illusions he'll be able to care for me after he stops getting heart meds.
But I do believe in spending the time and abilities I have in positive pursuits - at least some of the time.. lol. And I do think if we are ever to pull anything back at all it is all of our responsibility to try, regardless of age, so long as we have an ability.
Since the far left isn't planning on trying, it's up to us to find solutions - not just reason to be angry.
I agree with you.
I even agree that I am very aware of things outside the expected, the accepted, and considered norm.
I do see things in the negative, literally and figuratively. Thanks to a congenital visual abnormality.
I have not given up on us humans yet. I just don't believe that we will change enough, fast enough, to stop the crap from hitting the fan.
I like you and @Ninurta believe that we should do the best we can with what we have right now. And I think the best way to do that is to look honestly at the problem, including looking at how we got to where we are, and by taking responsibility for the mistakes we made.
Maybe once the younger generation stops blaming us for the mess we made and decide to fix our messes and work on doing a better job than we have done, maybe things will change for the better.
Unfortunately, better never means better for everyone. Better always means worse for some.
I raised Gen Xers. Only one of them I think will make it if things got lost in the weeds. I guess one out of three is not too bad.