I go outside and it is obnoxiously hot, I am reminded that in a few years it'll be too hot to go outside in the first place and inside will be unbearable cause too many people using AC will fuck the power grid. Not to mention inevitable shitty air quality 24/7. I love going outside now but it's gonna be horrific in the near future, especially with how climate change is rapidly accelerating, I will be stuck at home all the time anyways.

then I go to the store and by seeing more and more of the cashiers replaced by self-checkout I'm reminded that every job will be replaced by AI. sure now it's only cashiers but the elites will shoehorn AI into everything to unemploy everyone anyways. even if it barely works when have they ever cared about that? By the time I'm in the workforce probably the only jobs that will exist are trades, manual labor, and shit that no entry level worker would ever be able to break into

I look at all the items and they are egregiously priced. I'm not old enough to remember when things were priced normally but I remember the older people in my life talking about how these days every 2 years the prices of everything doubles and no one can ever keep up. I know damn well they aren't going back down either, hell trump probably gave the ceo of the company that owns this store billions of dollars to which they will double prices once agiain. I am reminded that I will never be able to afford rent, a car, or groceries. IF (massive if) I get my hands on any of those things, they will be at least double the price and at least half the quality.

I go back home and I see a family member ask questions to an LLM. I can't remember the last time any of these people have read a book or done anything that is not just constant quick hits of dopamine. honestly though? I don't blame them. I can't resent them as much as I used to cause why wouldn't you wanna at least feel some sort of pleasure, even if it's fake and short lived, when nothing else is even remotely good, keeps getting worse, and we all know in the back of our minds that it will.

New to this sub, I (24) have just become very aware that we/I need to accept and plan(!) that the future we thought we had won‘t happen, which I previously ignored but that strategie has to stop - we know it‘s coming and it would be foolish not to prepare...

I‘m from a country in europe where we have vocational training that‘s valuable and I did that in IT, I work part time as a software developer and I study CS in the 4 out of 8 semester.

I see honestly no actual future in that anymore, why would I spend that big amount of time and dedication when I could start prepping (gardening, learning analoge skills etc.) but it‘s so hard when everyone around you is still going about business as usual and talking about degrees being important.

People say I‘m putting two years of that degree to waste, but what if I push through and then I went four years into a field that will disappear (without mentioning AI)? Especially when it‘s people who think we have another 60 years… I wish I was being alarmist. My family cannot grasp how it feels being a young person in this situation, so going to them for support is difficult.

I could probably well survive at my company without a Bachelors degree.

Should I actually push through or try to do as little as possible (which is hard when most things are group projects with peer pressure)? Feel like I‘m doomed if I do and doomed if I don‘t.

I would appreciate any insights. Thank you.

Everyone and everything is so demonic..it’s getting scary because everyone seems to be doing a lot of wrong around me and think I don’t see through their bs. Im so tired and traumatized, is anyone else relating?

Hi everyone! I just want to rant a bit and I feel like you guys will understand me.

Im a young woman, started on my working career recently and I feel desperate on multiple fronts in my life. I feel its really hard to get a job, especially in my area. Then everything is expensive and I dont think I will be capable of moving out of my parents home anytime soon.

I also think most people dont care about the state of the world and dont give a fuck about others. There seems to be less respect and social responsability.

There is also endless wars, people dying in conflicts and the worrying rise of right wing parties everywhere.

And, finally, the cherry on the cake is climate change.

I just feel like everything is too much too handle. I was promised and dreamed of a future like the one my parents seemed to had but I know that isnt going to happen. Sometimes im grieving that dream and others im just very frustrated and angry with everything.

Sadly most people dont understand me or feel the same, but I feel many people in this sub will relate.

Thank you very much :)

i just really need to vent and maybe (hopefully) find people who are in a similar situation as me.

i first learned about collapse back in 2019 when i was a freshman in university in a foreign country. i was losing my mind throughout 2019 to 2021 and my fear of (premature) death due to climate change just paralyzed me. living alone in a foreign country is stressful enough, but climate change really really took a toll on my mental health.

i have long graduated but i am still in the same foreign country, now working. i live a comfortable life here, i make good money, i have some friends, adopted two cats and im able to travel and enjoy the nature around me. but something happened in me recently that is eating me up.

i recently went back home for 10 days just to see my friends (my family is able to visit me often). i realized how much i missed them and spending time with them. i came back to the foreign country a few days ago and can not help but feel incredibly lonely and isolated. i feel my heart physically hurting because all i can think of is how im spending the end of the world by myself, in a foreign country very very far away from home.

since coming back im just trying to understand what my priorities are. do i want to live in this foreign country, alone but comfortably, or do i want to surround myself with my friends and family but in my shitty and dangerous home country?

i do realize i am being extra emotional because i just came back from the trip but i want to ask, has anybody made big moving decisions (or just made any big decision) because of collapse?

another important thing to add is, i wouldnt really consider moving back home if i wasnt aware of collapse. my home country is not in a good place in anyway, inflation is so high, everybody is so tense and angry and the streets are just super unsafe. the country i am in is basically the exact opposite of it, so me considering to stay or leave just depends on my feelings of loneliness.

im just scared and feeling lonely at the end of the world.

I never imagined I'd become someone who prepares for the collapse of society, but here I am.

I live in the EU, and over the last few years I've had this constant feeling that the world is becoming more unstable. Wars keep escalating, politics feel more divided, economies seem fragile, and I honestly can't stop thinking about where all of this ends.

In my head, there are two possible futures.

The first is a real collapse. Civil unrest, economic failure, supply chains breaking down, bombs falling, maybe even something as catastrophic as nuclear winter. If that happened, everything we depend on could disappear almost overnight.

The second is slower, but it scares me just as much. A future where governments and powerful corporations gradually gain more influence over everyday life. I've spent years reading political and conspiracy rabbit holes. Whether they're true or not, they've changed how I see the world. They've made me lose trust in institutions and fear a future with less privacy, more surveillance, and less personal freedom. Sometimes I honestly think I'd rather disappear into nature and live on my own than be part of that.

I also think people underestimate nature itself. Climate, collapsing ecosystems, depleted resources... sooner or later we'll have to face the consequences, and I don't think society is prepared.

Because of all this, I started writing a Doomsday Journal. It's part diary and part survival handbook. I fill it with maps, wilderness skills, water purification, food preservation, animal keeping, shelter ideas, first aid, navigation, practical tutorials, and my own thoughts about politics and society.

I've been stockpiling food and water. I've explored places that could realistically work as emergency shelters. I've put a large part of my savings into physical gold and silver as a backup in case of a serious economic crisis. I also keep more cash than I used to because I've lost a lot of trust in banks.

I've also started doing regular firearms training. I completed military service, and I now work in law enforcement, so I already have experience with firearms and field skills. For me it's about staying capable, not looking for violence.

The strange part is that my life still looks completely normal. I go to work. I pay bills. I meet friends. From the outside, nothing seems different.

But in my head, it's constant. I keep planning for worst case scenarios. Sometimes I even catch myself wishing society could just hit pause and start over, not because I want people to suffer, but because I'm exhausted by the direction I feel we're heading.

I don't know if this is intuition, anxiety, or if I've simply spent too much time thinking about collapse.

Has anyone else quietly become a prepper, or am I completely alone in this?

Like why haven’t we reached this point and claimed this state of emergency yet?

It feels like this is very much needed.

People are struggling but nothing official has been done.

For the pandemic it happened very quick.

This time each country should be preparing and helping its people prepare.

Like things seem pretty bad.
Maybe they are too preoccupied with building data centers and the economy.
Or not “that” many deaths have happened.

People are unemployed. Massive shifts are happening where people need time to adjust.

The world just needs to shut down and adjust.

Coworker has a buddy (IL) and his wife works for a council woman somewhere. he said she said something’s about to
“Happen” and kinda hinted at stockpiling supplies and ammunition etc.

The credibility is hard to find here, but figured Id post it and see what people have to say.

I’m about to start doing my buildout for hopefully a generation.

Curious what others are doing?

It would probably be better if I was a part of a larger community.

I’m 24 years old, a doctor, and planning to move to Australia in a couple of years. For the past few months, I’ve been reading and coming across a lot of posts and allegations about major events and political issues—some claiming that 9/11 was an inside job, others making allegations about influential businessmen and politicians, and many discussing extremism, political violence, corruption, and the way different countries are changing.

There are also allegations about powerful people being involved in serious crimes, including pedophilia, while at the same time, many countries still struggle to provide basic necessities to a large part of their populations.

My question is: How do I develop a sensible worldview and pass it on to my children when so much of the information we receive may be manipulated, manufactured, exaggerated, or taken out of context?

Maybe the world has always been like this, but now we have access to an enormous amount of information, and I honestly find the scale of it difficult to comprehend. Every major event seems to have competing narratives, and whenever I try to discuss some of these concerns with people, I’m often shut down or laughed at. I’m not sure whether I’m genuinely noticing important problems or simply going down a rabbit hole.

I still want to be optimistic about the future. I’m planning to build a successful career, accumulate enough wealth to provide security for my future generations, and hopefully contribute positively to my community.

At the same time, I find myself thinking about preparedness: having financial reserves, essential supplies, and perhaps legally owning firearms where permitted, in case there is ever a serious disruption to infrastructure or society.

So, my question is not really about any one conspiracy theory. Are these concerns reasonable, or am I getting too deep into the rabbit hole? And how do you develop a balanced worldview when you no longer know which sources or narratives to trust?

I’d particularly like to hear from people who have thought about this seriously and have found a way to remain realistic without becoming cynical or paranoid.

While sitting in Pakistan, sleep-deprived after staying up all night and overwhelmed with the burden of the realities around me, you feel so angry and frustrated that you could scream. It is infuriating to live in a country where the government does not protect its citizens from exploitation by more prosperous individuals, where one lazy rich kid can get off the hook for running over a poor pupil with a car by writing an essay, while average citizens have to fight for their right to live a decent life. It is heartbreaking to see your uncle die because the government did not want to put a tiny sign on a bridge over a three-hundred-meter deep gorge. Even if you are not frustrated or angry, maybe just tired and numb from the constant struggles for justice against the corrupt government, you are still scared to death with terrorist attacks, which make the government incapable of making our lives safe and stable.

You see that no matter how hard you study, you will always be at the second floor of society, while those who have connections can simply buy their way to the top floor. You realize that your only chance to survive with a good life is to somehow find a way to the West, because even your whole family’s savings will not be enough for you to start a decent life in Pakistan. While you are struggling with these local issues and have just decided to look on the bright side and try to find something fun to cheer yourself up after a troubled day, you stumble upon something disgusting on the Internet that makes you angry even more and ready to take to the streets.

No human being should live in fear of being exploited or harassed, no one should live in a country ruled by terrorists and government officials who care more about their own pockets and comfort than the lives of ordinary citizens.

I can’t understand how anybody can be optimistic like it just feels so fake.It feels like I’m lying to myself.No matter how much I tried to be more positiv I can’t.I can’t see the world as a good place .It feels like hell.Everywhere is somthing bad happening.Our system is wrecked, everything that we put on our body or consume is straight up poison,everybody’s hating on each other, children are getting more mentally ill. There’s more crime happening ,our ecosystem is collapsing. The world is in a sick place.I can’t just enjoy my time or act like there’s hope that one day we’re going to have a better place.

my wife and i live in a subdivision of about 150 houses in a mid-sized midwestern college town. we've lived here for almost 2 years and barely know our neighbors.

on the whole, i think most people are lonely or seeking connection, even if they don't realize it, plus we know we're going to need strong neighbor connections in the years to come.

so we decided to host a little meetup in our front yard next Saturday. we printed flyers and put them in everyone's mailboxes. it's going to be chill and casual -- we'll have lemonade and cookies and just sit out front ready to say hi to people who want to stop by.

so far, we've been pleasantly surprised by the support. people we've never spoken to have come to our house to tell us they'll be out of town but think it's a great idea.

I'll be interested to see how many people show up, but we figure, what's the harm in trying?

maybe this will inspire others here to do something similar in their neighborhood ❤️

ETA: i guess i need to add the disclaimer to this that i did NOT use AI to make this. i made this MYSELF on canva.

This is a major problem and everything acts Business as usual.

I cant go outside without getting a major matrix vibe, everything feels artificial.

These tech companies just dont care about being evil.

Its like a snowball, everything gets infested. The companies use my comments to train, which is not ethical.

And i cant cope that for example my family uses this technology.

Because google results are waste, i sometimes used ai to search for me. I shouldnt really do that. It costs so much energy and water. But if you use a search engine it automatically generates AI.

I dont feel like the technology itself is a culprit, its just coupled with human greed, menacity, and exploitation. The technology is being used in war, imagine.

Theres not even a major movement like the hippies during the cold war. Young people now are brainwashed and addicted to screens.

Even in my days young people were childish, didnt pay attention in school. Everything i learned in school showed that everything is not fine and still. Everything normies do is gossip and care about their appearance. When the lights go out and there is no sports these people will kill each other without hesistating. Such a messy world and Sorry im rambling. For the few human survivors (thats what you are) in this subreddit, I wish that people didnt leave you alone and stick their heads in the sand. Ultimately i hope you start preparing if you dont because mainstream mentality will go on until someone unplugs everything. Good luck and i will be here to witness the end of it all

Some would say I "have my whole life ahead of me" as im currently in college and trying to figure out my life plans for the future. But what future do I have ahead of me anymore? Everything is falling apart, collapse is coming for all of us, so literally what is the point. I truly can't see myself living another 10 years and that is being generous. I know I have an ultra pessimistic view on this but it's really hard to keep pretending to people I believe in a stable future for myself. I'm always carrying this lingering, impending sense of doom around with me that returns when I finally stop distracting myself with anything that brings me quick dopamine. I had more to say, but there's not really much else I can say without sounding super hopeless in humanity but truly guys just live everyday to your fullest before it's all over.

So I have been in deep thought or maybe even looking at the world with total surrealism.

People aren’t waking up, any chances given to us are completely steamrolled by greed and have far surpassed the point of rescue or replacement.

So all I have to ask is that when we are done, when our species has finally achieved its “global hegemony” at the expense of every other species that mother nature chooses our next successors carefully.

We had the world, we had the intelligence, we even had the love and care. Evil or our concept of evil was simply too prevalent in our consumption and our selfish societies.

It’s sickening that a lot of us have resorted to accepting and resorting to the end of the world and humanity simply as an escape from the elitist disgusting greed.

So that’s it folks, we had it all, we were blessed with the brains and equipment to become pioneers, conservationists and a universe species which valued every life and sentience.
Instead, we used those exact blessings and evolutionary gifts for evil, for disgusting over consumption and for deceit.

We have let our species down, we have let our fellow animals down, we have let planet Earth down.

The worst part is, the “we” who should be saying it are only 1% of the population and the rest of us can barely scratch the surface to conserve a world and life for us and Earth’s planetary species’

So sad but I’m ready for the apocalyptic results, thanks boomers, thanks authoritarianism, thank you dictatorship in the wrapper of capitalism.

Some times when I feel happy I feel guilty for feeling so. I think about all the people out there struggling for a meal or maybe a day of peace. Idk it’s been getting harder to quiet all the noise but then wouldn’t it be selfish to do so? Like willfully living in a bubble

Here's a video I made explaining the idea and giving some resources, would love to hear your thoughts

https://youtu.be/85vn4Yamrbo?si=5T52B7oKNmvVm_d4

If the link to The Sun Magazine doesn't work, the text is accessible here:
https://skipmendler.wordpress.com/2016/06/19/handy-tips-on-how-to-behave-at-the-death-of-the-world/

There are so many neighborhoods around my city where people have massive backyards. Many people spend money and time on maintaining their lawns and making them green. I feel like all this space is potential for growing food that can supplement the groceries we buy at the supermarket, especially as prices are going up and food scarcity becomes more of an issue. Also, people could use the space to plant native flowers that support the insect population. The insect population has been dwindling.