21 Signs That Made Us Decide Humanity Is Doomed
Can you even remember being hopeful? I can't. Most of us decided the future was screwed long ago.
Published 3 years ago in Ouch
But what was YOUR tipping point? Thanks to Reddit, we've collected a breakdown of the different things that made us decide humanity is ultimately doomed.
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The response to covid. That showed that we can't cooperate, even when the proper course is clear and essentially cost and risk-free, and the danger is immediate and obvious. When there's something less direct like climate change, the fix for which will be very, very expensive and require real cultural change, it's hard to see how we have any hope at all. -u/TaserLord
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The Holocaust and how the Nazis turned a nation of sane people into murderous, genocidal maniacs. The worst stories about the Holocaust to me aren't what they did to the Jews, but how normal the camp staff was outside of work and how they were just normal people who enjoyed the company of their families and friends, but during work time murdered millions of people like animals. It makes me shiver to think about how I would behave if I grew up in Nazi Germany. It truly shows the depravity and true evil humans are capable of. -u/_Steven_Seagal_
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I studied ecology and then taught biology and environmental science for 16 years. Warnings from scientists on climate change have become more and more dire, and global leaders/corporations continue to talk about taking action but they don't actually do what is required. They have instead become skilled at making the average citizen feel bad and responsible for it. -u/aartadventure
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I worked at a 24 hour convenience store in Harvard Square in the '90s and dealt with mostly tourists and Harvard students. Seeing all these people from around the world and all of our “brightest” minds collectively in one room made me realize just how stupid people are. It’s amazing we’ve gotten this far. Morons, all of us. -u/Sirnando138
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When I realized psychopaths rise to positions of influence at a disproportionate rate. Something fundamentally self-destructive about humanity, not enough people seek positions in society to better society.
Far too often it’s selfish people seeking to abuse positions of influence for their own benefit even if it means screwing over everyone else. -u/Anagnorsis15
Probably after experiencing how rapidly many people turn into selfish, aggressive, uncivilized thugs over mundane things. Each year, when shoppers are allowed out in public on Black Friday. I've seen deranged mothers clawing each other's faces over the last slightly discounted 4K TV. Fistfights over who is next into a store.
Then we had the lockdown in 2020 and I got to see people pulling each other's hair out over toilet paper. Ramming trollies in aisles. Spitting and swearing nutters charging and tackling other shoppers over pasta and water. Bedlam.
Recent 'fuel shortages' in the UK saw some areas beset by panic buyers, people getting assaulted on the forecourts. Road rage outside filling stations. Scenes not out of place in a Mad Max film. I shudder to imagine how people would react to a real crisis. -deleted user17
When I was in school I had a class on crime and mental health. I had to do a research paper and during the research I read a lot of studies about how many problems in the world can be solved with mental health treatment, housing and feeding people who need it.
And then reading other studies where the public constantly opposes said treatment. The reality is that most people in the world would rather spend $100 putting someone in jail than $90 treating them. We, as a species, would rather punish someone for crimes, even if it means continuing the cycle of criminality wherein WE ARE THE VICTIMS. -u/shaidyn18
Every time I look around all I see are lobsters boiling in a pot, all arguing with each other whether the pot is made of brass or stainless steel.
These are the moments that will be described in future textbooks when trying to explain the downfall of western society, assuming anyone will be around to read & write them. -u/MrPoptartMan
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