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With the way the world's going, is there even a point to anything anymore? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by yuunikki@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Climate is fucked, animals continue to go extinct even more, our money will be worth nothing the coming years.. What motivation do I even have to care to keep going? The world is ran and basically owned by corrupt rich people, there's poverty, war, etc. It makes me sick to my stomach the way to world is. So I ask, why bother anymore?

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[+] yuunikki@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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[–] user1919@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Talk to therapists and find a hobby. Do whatever you want. If you think something is meaningless but you like doing it. Do it. Try to live a life that bothers others the least. Help others if they ask for help.

[–] kairo79@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I felt the same way, a therapist couldn't help me either, since I was just looking at the world realistically... It helped me to consume less news and to concentrate on my immediate environment, where I actually mean my actions can change something. For me it's mainly family, but of course it can also be a hobby or voluntary work, for example.

[–] cybercitizen4@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is exactly the advice in Voltaire’s Candide. Cultivate your own garden, OP.

[–] kairo79@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I did not know. I just read the story in the Wikipedia article, sounds really interesting. I also realized that compared to the time when this is set, our time is really relaxed. If you live in the western world and ignore climate change...

[–] Weborl@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Maybe now you think they don't work, but I tell you from my personal experience they will.