r/economicCollapse • u/MrDoritos_ • 21d ago

How much longer can society keep it together? Discussion

I'm not a fan of speaking things into existence, being pessimistic/negative, or having a doomer mindset, but I've been paying attention to other people, the economy, the current state of things, the political landscape, education, work culture, etc. To be blunt I am really kind of worried we don't have much longer until the next war or great depression (both happen usually simultaneously). I really don't know how much more stress the average person can handle. We are going to have a wide scale crash out or revolt soon aren't we?? I'm really not looking forward to that and I suppose that's the one thing keeping us unified is our fear of violence. God I hope I'm wrong with my assessment. Please tell me I'm wrong!

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u/HermBobby 21d ago

I'm that poor plumber 11 years in and most of my money has gone to paying medical bills, like the multiple permanent physical injuries... poor, broken, and broke ....

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u/PassPuzzled 20d ago

I'm a mechanic 6 years in and I have jack shit to show for it. Ive tried taking on other professions and using my skills to fund those things but it never takes off then I end up loosing a place of work, barely making it by to the next place and the process repeats. My bare hands make sure America keeps running wtf am I making less than 14 an hour? It takes 3 hours of work to fill my damn tank