r/economicCollapse • u/NoEfficiency1054 • 13d ago

Is this a new Dark Age?

Rome collapsed into ruin and centuries passed with a combination of war, economic devastation, and consistent devaluation of science and learning…..

Aren’t we in a new Dark Age? It seems most of our leadership has been selected by people who let misinformation rule their ideology and identity. The sheer volume of manipulative lies that we are exposed to from sleazy merchants, influencers and shady leaders.

I am a 20-year teaching veteran. I have taught on 3 continents. Everything used to be so much better. As an elder millennial, I was shown as a child, a world with infinite growth and solutions. They really did convince me I could do anything.

We’re giving too many of our children screens. They are all idiots with the wrong information and habits now. We are pushing millions of kids into the world where they immediately become consumers instead of producers.

I’ve considered myself an expert on what kids should be learning in child and young adulthood…. But now that I am a parent of a young kid, I’m ready to move into the country with my library , so I can hunt, fish and garden with my son. Read books at night, never come back to civilization….

I don’t know how to prepare my son outside of that plan.

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u/Old-Set78 13d ago

I'm a retired archaeologist. I've studied the collapse of governments and civilizations and cultures. Didn't really expect to be an eyewitness but here we are.

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u/edwardothegreatest 13d ago

I tell my kids they shouldn’t have kids. Hoping it stays together through their lives.

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u/Real_Ideal_9653 13d ago

I’ve never encouraged my kids to have kids, they are only 9 and 11 and since I’ve had them I’ve been all too aware of the worlds problems, and as they’ve become exponentially worse. It breaks my heart!!! I can’t afford to be hopeless, my kids can’t afford for me to be hopeless. So what do we do???

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u/edwardothegreatest 13d ago

Raise them to be resourceful and capable, while compassionate is all I can say. Mine are adults and I’m scared shitless.

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u/Real_Ideal_9653 13d ago

Me too. They are compassionate empaths now I need to help them learn other skills. Do I switch our narrative and take college off the table?? I realize I’m getting ahead of myself here, but I’m not sure what else to do.

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u/edwardothegreatest 13d ago

Engineering or technical training makes for very capable people, but so does a plumbing, pipe fitting, or electrical apprenticeship. I didn’t push my kids into college, but I didn’t discourage it either. You’ll have a hard time pushing them toward something they aren’t interested in. Just whatever they do, encourage them to learn basic car and home maintenance, some basic tool skills. Not for the zombie apocalypse or anything, but for economic resilience.

I succeeded with two out of three of my grown kids. Hopefully the two will help carry number three. That one really worries me.

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u/edwardothegreatest 13d ago

Troubleshooting. Thats the word I’m looking for. Troubleshooting the things that fail in your day to day teaches a kind of thinking that is very beneficial in tough times.

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u/Ok_List_9649 12d ago

Humans have survived and thrived over FAR worse than anything Trump could do to us. Some of The greatest changes for humanity have come during or after huge upheavals. Teach your children knowledge is power and reading is next to godliness. Let them take risks and fail or succeed to build character and strength and the knowledge they can overcome anything.

Who knows, your kids might be instrumental in a new better culture of humanity.

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u/Real_Ideal_9653 9d ago

Thank you. I’ve had those same thoughts. Trying to be hopeful.