I don’t wanna sound like I’m deflecting and pointing fingers, but as a the oldest of Gen Z following the Millennials, the world the Baby Boomers and Gen X have left for us is nothing less than a shit show.

The world our parents made… the self-aggrandizing desperation and desolation of social responsibility is irrevocably irresponsible. I understand they grew up in a world dominated by rising post-modern idealism, but following the decisive western victories in World War II and the Cold War, the world should be in a far better spot than where it is.

All the hope, wonder, scientific and social advancements made since the 1950s have been spectacular on a global scale. Yet somehow, things seem as hopeless as ever.

Now it feels like corporations rule everything, neo-conservative agendas degrade social integrity, and social media has become an echo chamber for brainwashing and fear mongering.

We live in the safest and most progressive era in human history. But it doesn’t feel like it. I’m wondering if it’s just me becoming more cynical as I get older, or the news I consume, or how people treat me - and how they treat each other.

Maybe my childhood naiveté has gotten the better of me, and the idea that humans really do care about each other is a fools gambit.

The powers that be, do nothing but consolidate more power. There’s just so much greed and corruption… it’s so hard to see the good in people anymore. They might be kind on the surface, but give them power and what do they become?

I hope you have a great day, Reddit. I hope there are those of you out there who find a balance between that childhood dream and stoic realism. Between them is a thin line of optimistic unity, that will carry us to the future.

The only way this human experiment succeeds, is if we make decisions and realize they impact the people of tomorrow. Our children shouldn’t inherit our sins.

We can’t make the same mistakes our parents did.