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On one hand there is a looming creep of fascism, disproportionately rasing cost of living, car-centric hellfrastructure, and everlooming threat of medical debt, the concept that is baffling to anyone from any developed country. On the other hand the encryption of your phone is regulated slightly tighter and you need to diy it if you need.
Well, I really don't know what to choose.
That's all it is, a looming creep that's a very loud minority. The car-centric infrastructure is quite tragic, to be sure. And the cost of healthcare is a problem. But again, there are enough benefits to staying that outweigh the cost of moving.
I don't know their circumstance. But for me, as someone who was formerly doom and gloom about some of these things. Some things that helped me was getting fit and volunteering.
After that, you could join the national guard, who will allow you to finish your degree, and you'll immediately have job security.
People complain about the nation as a whole without taking the time to see what's specifically wrong with their community and doing their part for the collective good of society.
That is getting more and more power, which is the problem. And this will exacerbate all the other problems.
And I don't really think that "serving guaranteed citizenship" from starship troopers was a raging endorsement of the system