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FirstLight

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72. Shit I'm only 55 and I feel the same way

Fri May 9, 2025, 05:21 PM

9 hrs ago

I have friends that are looking for exit strategies, I have friends that are just plugging away living their lives...
I'm getting to that point where bugging out to the country and going off grid might be the only answer. My poor gen Z kids can't fucking even afford a place to live! I had to spend part of my dwindling savings to get one into a apartment, and the other one is living with her boyfriend's abusive father because they can't afford anything else and they're back in North Carolina.

The only good thing about an economy that's going to crash might be that some of my loan holders will fail... But probably not because they're predatory and completely protected under this regime
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I tell you what -if we survive this, it's going to be like coming back from fucking world war II in Europe where everything was decimated and nothing but rubble
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Does it ever just hit you like a ton of bricks? [View all] LuckyCharms 16 hrs ago OP

It is a nightmare, and does not look to end any time soon. niyad 16 hrs ago #1

What gets me... LuckyCharms 16 hrs ago #4

Our governing system was built on fragile pillars of sanity that vanished niyad 16 hrs ago #7

On rare occasions when I leave my house, you know, protests, planning meetings, grocery run, Attilatheblond 15 hrs ago #30

They've been working for decades to get things to this point. mucholderthandirt 15 hrs ago #15

Hey MOTD DENVERPOPS 15 hrs ago #41

My last serious drunk started the day Reagan was sworn in. mjvpi 12 hrs ago #67

You're so right about this and it proves that we've been in a bubble for way too long FakeNoose 11 hrs ago #69

They've been playing the long game while we've been going-along-to-get-along. CrispyQ 10 hrs ago #70

High school classes? What's that thing you mention, comrade. Get back to the fields, now! erronis 15 hrs ago #21

you might change your mind about that NJCher 15 hrs ago #36

It's just a matter of time before he blows up his own life boat. ... littlemissmartypants 12 hrs ago #65

not sustainable NJCher 11 hrs ago #68

Yeah... 2naSalit 16 hrs ago #2

Same here at 72 and same for Iowa WTF Tom Harkin to Joni Ernst WTF WTF WTF IA8IT 16 hrs ago #3

I'm 72. I Feel The Same Way! BBbats 16 hrs ago #5

It does appear that some dems may be "in on it." Or have received threats or somesuch. erronis 15 hrs ago #24

NO. MorbidButterflyTat 9 hrs ago #71

A premature yet inevitable PATRICK 16 hrs ago #6

Well said. We've been kicking the can down the road for decades. Now we're at the end of the road. erronis 15 hrs ago #25

THIS malaise 15 hrs ago #40

Yes. I seem to be in a permanent state of WTAF? Ocelot II 16 hrs ago #8

German exceptionalism, followed by US (American) exceptionalism. Lessons not learned. erronis 15 hrs ago #26

That too many Americans hate Biden and worship him Johonny 16 hrs ago #9

I had a frightening precognitive dream about this around the time raygun took his first oath. Clouds Passing 16 hrs ago #10

I read all about it as a young person! The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. usonian 16 hrs ago #11

Excellent OP of yours. Too bad so many great posts fall through the seive. erronis 15 hrs ago #29

Thanks. I connect dots. Let's keep it kicked, and people are welcome/urged to copy it and repost. usonian 15 hrs ago #43

It's a double whammy DENVERPOPS 14 hrs ago #44

ALEC, Koch Network, Federalist Society... rubbersole 14 hrs ago #54

I am 71 and fighting fascist... S/V Loner 16 hrs ago #12

Every day. yardwork 16 hrs ago #13

my poor old brain is taking stillcool 15 hrs ago #14

We missed something going on in the Obama years newdeal2 15 hrs ago #16

I have pondered the possibility that this society has a mental illness EYESORE 9001 15 hrs ago #17

Interesting. Perhaps hard to apply DSM to a whole country, but there are parallels. erronis 15 hrs ago #31

The things I do to amuse myself... EYESORE 9001 15 hrs ago #34

I am 77 and as a science geek, I knew everything I had hoped for and wished for was over when Reagan did the LiberalArkie 15 hrs ago #18

He could be stopped but his enablers, the GOP, won't do it. Jarqui 15 hrs ago #19

And/or they've been intimidated into remaining silent WestMichRad 13 hrs ago #62

Kompromat - just like the Russians and the real POTUS .. Putin Jarqui 12 hrs ago #64

More like death by a thousand cuts. Boomerproud 15 hrs ago #20

The M$M (mostly MAGA media) is centrally the blame, dumb is being enabled uponit7771 15 hrs ago #22

Nightmare surfered 15 hrs ago #23

Rules and Laws Mean Nothing Mr.Bee 15 hrs ago #27

I had to talk to my doctor yesterday about all this young_at_heart 15 hrs ago #28

What did your doc say? I'm also 85 and I feel exhausted from the daily onslaught of this guy and his administration. CTyankee 13 hrs ago #59

I'm attending every protest I can Ohioboy 15 hrs ago #32

You got that right, but not a "dream" so much as a dystopian nightmare. NNadir 15 hrs ago #33

Don't forget their ultimate goal: Greed unlimited. Justice matters. 14 hrs ago #52

I often say: this script woud be sent back for a rewrite. yellow dahlia 2 hrs ago #83

This is exactly how I feel MustLoveBeagles 15 hrs ago #35

You are a member of a large club. Paper Roses 15 hrs ago #37

I substitute teach elementary school and now I think what about these kids future? kimbutgar 15 hrs ago #38

All the fucking time.... Happy Hoosier 15 hrs ago #39

At this rate, we'll be spending our golden years in a post-apocalyptic hellscape. Borogove 15 hrs ago #42

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Why are you following me? Do you love me? LuckyCharms 14 hrs ago #47

Morning Sunshine!!! How's everything today? GP6971 14 hrs ago #48

Every fucking morning! bif 14 hrs ago #46

yes. it's grief. barbtries 14 hrs ago #49

Oh no. I'm so sorry for your loss. LuckyCharms 14 hrs ago #50

thank you LuckyCharms. barbtries 13 hrs ago #58

It hit me yesterday seeing a breast surgeon LittleGirl 14 hrs ago #51

I think there is no getting rid of him samplegirl 14 hrs ago #53

Every morning. highplainsdem 13 hrs ago #55

Never underestimate the determination of entitled billionaires dlk 13 hrs ago #56

Yes pat_k 13 hrs ago #57

Hey LC! OldBaldy1701E 13 hrs ago #60

Ton of bricks? All the damn time. Even tho we lived thru the agony of his first term, every time... 3catwoman3 13 hrs ago #61

When life hits you with a ton of bricks... Harker 12 hrs ago #63

It's not crazy - it's white "christian" nationalism Nigrum Cattus 12 hrs ago #66

Shit I'm only 55 and I feel the same way FirstLight 9 hrs ago #72

Germany Happened Camaromjr 8 hrs ago #73

I'm 63, and Buttoneer 5 hrs ago #74

It damn sure does. Joinfortmill 4 hrs ago #75

It's a huge fucking joke superpatriotman 4 hrs ago #76

It's terrible, not sure what else to say Meowmee 4 hrs ago #77

The last time I was this pissed off was after Kent State. CanonRay 4 hrs ago #78

It does hit hard on a daily basis. But I went out on a walk today, dgauss 4 hrs ago #79

It is such a surreal nightmare wendyb-NC 4 hrs ago #80

It's concussed me with a heavy bag of wet sand that so many Americans can be this damned stupid. Montauk6 4 hrs ago #81

When I actually bamagal62 3 hrs ago #82

I feel like I'm living in some parallel universe now Bayard 1 hr ago #84