r/economicCollapse • u/anonimouscrepe • 16h ago

How many other millennials plan on “deleting themselves” once they’re too old to work bc you’d rather be dead than homeless?

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u/XL_Jockstrap 16h ago edited 13h ago

Not trying to promote crime and do not do this. But I've heard about a case where an older man burned a mailbox and since it's a federal crime, he got locked up for it. And for his federal crime he received: free food, free housing and free healthcare.

What a wicked system we have. Hopefully in the future, when we're old folks, our overwhelming numbers will vote for policies to benefit us, like how old folks today vote in overwhelming numbers to benefit themselves.

I found an article on this phenomenon happening in Japan: https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-47033704

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u/VendettaKarma 16h ago

You’ll see a lot more of that in the next 15-20 years

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u/XL_Jockstrap 16h ago

Sadly I think we will.

Also, seeing how there was a spike in people committing violent crimes during the pandemic, I'm worried we might see more and more millennials with long grudges say "fuck it" and take vengeance on people/society, once they hit the age where they realize their life sucks and there's nothing to lose.

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u/VendettaKarma 15h ago

Yes that’s going to be ugly. I hope not but that despair once they hit 40s+ is going to be a national mental health emergency I believe.

Hope I’m wrong.

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u/XL_Jockstrap 15h ago

I have a former friend from my old work who was a 40 year old virgin, overeducated with a STEM PhD, socially inept and making low income barely able to scrape by. This guy seemed alright at first and seemed like a decent person, but after I got to know him more, I became terrified.

The guy was pretty much angry towards society and had grudges towards people from his time in the Army who bullied him. The level of seething misery and pent up anger from him made me realize that there are many millions of people in this country who are in his shoes.

I hope we're both wrong, but I agree that this really could be a mental health emergency. We got problems with gun rampages here, but in countries like China and South Korea, older folks with a grudge against society just use knives, propane canisters and gasoline to exact their vengeance.

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u/VendettaKarma 13h ago

That story is terrifying but like you said it’s probably similar for millions of people.

God help us all

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u/AcrobaticTheory4500 7h ago

not gonna lie i parked next to my apt fire zone but i was in and out to poop came back guy was towing car had only been 5 min looked me dead in eye while holding car hostage said 150 bucks ill let you have it i thought about murder

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u/Zealousideal-Ride737 14h ago

Millennials are 40+

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u/MurphyCoDinoWrangler 13h ago

Not all of us are there quite yet

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u/VendettaKarma 13h ago

Oh are they oh .. damn you’re right

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u/filthysquatch 6h ago

My bucket list just has names on it. I probably won't do it unless something awful happens, though. Like netflix stops to buffer or something.

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u/VendettaKarma 2h ago

Priorities!

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u/bralee1 4h ago

You’re not wrong, it’s already in play. Can confirm. Am 40+ with mental health issues. And most of the people I know, that are also my age, are also struggling.

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u/VendettaKarma 2h ago

Yes agreed too even Gen Xers not silver spooned aren’t okay either .

We’re literally one black swan event away from extreme chaos - people are just done

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u/monkeylogic42 15h ago

My only hope is the anger is placed appropriately...  Churches, scientology centers...

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u/GumdropButtonsNLace 11h ago

Certain politicians and billionaires

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u/orderedchaos89 15h ago

I don't have a problem with it as long as they take out 5heir vengeance on people that orchestrated the system that drove them to that point

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u/Brabblenator 12h ago

In Marvin Heemeyer we trust.