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>This is a late reply, but I wanted to reply because I've noticed this too. At least online people seem much less energetic and more cynical than they used to be. In addition to the zombie economy as the other anon mentioned, the concept of civics was quickly torn to shreds and forgotten during the lockdowns. Even if people forget the particulars, they haven't automatically re-gained the sense of civics, and the security and stability of society that civics is supposed to provide. There's also less optimism about the potential for a better technological future due to false hopes, broken promises and technological misuse.
>Without a sense of security and without a sense of the future, many people have fallen into straightforward despair. In the worst cases, they come to a despicable mindset: "if everything's screwed anyways, why bother at all?" Even when people do promote optimism, their words often reek of desperation. In the worst cases I see an almost psychotic gloating, as if simply declaring your victory were enough to make it occur. It is a human thing to evaluate the future based on immediate concerns, and the ordinary person is typically only able to see in terms of what is normal for the day, so even when a better future exists beyond the breakdown of present issues, they frustratingly will not be able to perceive it. Most are typically resigned to letting fate carry them without seeing their own role in making it. Even after their errors are pointed out they will often fail to correct their path.
What's hilarious as shit is when they snap out of that nintenyearold mindset the moment you remind them NATO wants to draft their asses against BRICS member nations for muh
(((Israel))) .
<well u-u-uh they have to respect muh rights even though they don't respect my rights right now
It's either keep being a twat and die for the Jews in their next blood sacrifice or stop being a homo doomer piece of shit. 100% of the time they just want to justify doing nothing with their lives.