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As a young American, how do I motivate myself to work? It feels like the entire system is a scam and it's pointless to even try. (lemmy.world)

submitted 17 hours ago by sprigatito_bread@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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It feels all but certain that I won't be able to enjoy a prosperous life or get to retire. All of the wealth is going straight to the top. All of the opportunities to move up in the world are being rug-pulled. All of the federal agencies that help keep us safe and healthy are gone. The social safety net is getting flushed down the toilet. We will live in disease and squalor, and the most vulnerable of us will die.

Because I dared to not be a sociopath, I and anyone else who voted for sanity will be deemed enemies of the state and hunted down - which won't be hard, because it would be trivial to build the most robust surveillance state in human history if it doesn't exist already.

I myself have disabilities (which I don't think qualify for benefits) that make it hard, but not impossible, to find a job. The problem is that I just can't bring myself to do it because I don't get what the fucking point is anymore. I have to work so hard to get out of this rut just for some fascist fuck to kill me or toss me into a torture facility before I can even experience life on my own.

Have you been in a similar headspace and were able to escape it? If so, what snapped you out of it?

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[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 0 points 3 hours ago (4 children)

Life gets worse when you dont work hard.

It doesn't always get better when you do work, but it can always get worse.

[–] ohlaph@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

That's simply not true. I busted my ass for years and because I was a producer, I was kept in my role.

Eventually I wised up and left. I put in the absolute minimum effort now and make way more than I have when working hard.

Work smarter, not harder. And only work hard if it's your own company. Hard work only goes so far and will eventually burn you out.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 4 points 2 hours ago

Hard work is what daddy tells slaves to do so he can get a lambo next year lol

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 0 points 2 hours ago

Right but imagine you didn't work at all in those times. Can you imagine you would be living well currently?

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