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May 28 2026 01:41pm
What profession do you think theyll need to afford to live when the become adults? I worry that generational wealth is being taxed and inflated out of existence, and if prices continue to rise, it is very likely that only highly skilled work will be adequate for basic needs. The hill to climb is steep today (at least for me, with a median income). Kids aren't as educated, and AI will begin stripping more and more entry level jobs.

I can only imagine, unfortuate as I envision it, future generations will be overwhelmingly (wholly) dependant on the government. If the government of today will be the government of tomorrow, its likely that the government of tomorrow will be inept and unable to provide sustenance to the masses.

I truly think we're fucked if we keep sleepwalking toward the future. And the advocates of today generally fight for their narrow cause and don't seem to balance their desires with the outcome for all.

My rant is over and idgaf about you politcal alignment. Does anything Ive mentioned cross your minds PaRD? What do think the world will be like for your children?

Ultimately with the amount of control and mismanagement from above, future generations will be doomed to simply exist, not live.

Unless someone really puts things in perspective, and presents this concern (given that its valid and not wacko internet rando gibberish) without being assassinated or silenced.
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May 28 2026 01:51pm
I think society will have two big ethical divisions.

The dilemma will be, stay a natural state human or accept some form of transhumanism that, if avoided, would put the person refusing any body alteration on the outskirts of "the norm." (think implants specifically giving people advantages)

The people who stay in their natural state will gravitate toward the natural drive humans have always had and the "transhumans" will put self above all else.

That's my prediction.
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May 28 2026 02:25pm
I think society will have two big ethical divisions.

The dilemma will be, stay a natural state human or accept some form of transhumanism that, if avoided, would put the person refusing any body alteration on the outskirts of "the norm." (think implants specifically giving people advantages)

The people who stay in their natural state will gravitate toward the natural drive humans have always had and the "transhumans" will put self above all else.

That's my prediction.


Appreciate the response!

There's something ultimately unsettling about that thought. Do you think "integration" becomes a requirement because of the demand for performance? The transhuman becomes the necessity because of a need for efficiency?

Or is it a display of submission and societal acceptance?

Let's just say the transhuman can do the job of 10 normies, won't there still be a surplus of transhumans that create a tiered demand even amongst the whole group?

Or does being transhuman simply afford you the basics and normies are exiled scavengers?
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May 28 2026 02:53pm
They'll need more than a profession to survive. Give your kids the tools and courage to self service everything, else they'll be left further behind. Things like buying used, fixing, self-maintenance, reselling. Able to navigate permits and get household projects done. Ability to live with less. Take opportunities when liabilities are low. Be willing to do the jobs others won't for whatever reason. My trash guy for example, millionaire

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May 28 2026 03:26pm
Perhaps mine might make it through without full gov't dependance, but grandkids, not so sure.

Ultimately I see automation of nearly everything and a UBI being the only real solution, but that UBI will result in the minimal to live. The wealthy / those already on the other side of the wealth gap will benefit most from nearly fully robotic autonomy.

There's minimal guardrails in place currently, consumer rights are being stripped , consumer protections removed. Were setting up for a very dystopian future.
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May 28 2026 04:24pm
They'll need more than a profession to survive. Give your kids the tools and courage to self service everything, else they'll be left further behind. Things like buying used, fixing, self-maintenance, reselling. Able to navigate permits and get household projects done. Ability to live with less. Take opportunities when liabilities are low. Be willing to do the jobs others won't for whatever reason. My trash guy for example, millionaire



Absolutely valid point. I dont want to say the millionaire garbage man is the exception to the rule because something can be said about someone's conviction for sucess and, also having the tools for success. But what will the future demands be if the bar keeps rising without resistance. What will be required of you to have success and ultimately security, and will that pathway be generally attainable.





Perhaps mine might make it through without full gov't dependance, but grandkids, not so sure.

Ultimately I see automation of nearly everything and a UBI being the only real solution, but that UBI will result in the minimal to live. The wealthy / those already on the other side of the wealth gap will benefit most from nearly fully robotic autonomy.

There's minimal guardrails in place currently, consumer rights are being stripped , consumer protections removed. Were setting up for a very dystopian future.


It feels like we're exiting a world where you can expect to afford to close your door to the world. What concerns me is that at what point will people have totally forgotten what kind of world was possible when people had their own implied borders and could create their own communities and culture.
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May 28 2026 07:43pm
This is an engineered depopulation experiment by arificially inducing financial burdens. Increase survival costs of an average person to the point where they will be reluctant to start a family.
Create division among the sexes that establishes red/black pill movements. Heavily promote chemical castration and gender realignment surgeries.

If that doesn't work throw in covid and start major global conflicts that can be escalated to future wars that will definitively reduce population.


Once the global population drops to a certain number I think its around like a billion people from memory things will normalize again
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May 28 2026 09:16pm
This is an engineered depopulation experiment by arificially inducing financial burdens. Increase survival costs of an average person to the point where they will be reluctant to start a family.
Create division among the sexes that establishes red/black pill movements. Heavily promote chemical castration and gender realignment surgeries.

If that doesn't work throw in covid and start major global conflicts that can be escalated to future wars that will definitively reduce population.


Once the global population drops to a certain number I think its around like a billion people from memory things will normalize again


you also need to look into genetic entropy/genetic load
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and you all might want to read revelations

anyway elites already told you all. u gona live in a pod and eat bugs. while they live in ever increasing in your face opulence while lecturing you.
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May 28 2026 09:34pm
Don't have kids; no desire to have them. I think existence sucks and bringing more consciousness into this world to suffer it isn't something I'm jazzed to want to do.
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May 28 2026 11:25pm
My kid is set for life, she has her house deposit already and she is 6.
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