Gen Z Quietly Gave Up, And Nobody Noticed | Asmongold Reacts

Zoomers quietly quit and no one noticed
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[@Fads]

What a nice surprise - I didn't expect Asmon of all people to watch one of my videos haha. I'm always interested in hearing more perspective and having extra food for thought! Cheers for the react fella.

[@DraxonTehWarrior]

Excellent video, man. Really good work. Appreciate you.

[@erikhendrickson59]

It's an interesting take, coming from a Briton. Our societies are very similar but America lacks the affordability of healthcare afforded to every UK citizen. Are you aware that in the U.S. more than 30 million full-time working Americans cannot afford the *_MOST BASIC_* healthcare? At least 60,000 Americans die every year, from preventable causes, because they could not afford to see a physician. I've worked with adults in their 50s who haven't seen a doctor in over 30 years because doing so would bankrupt their family and they would literally *_lose their home_* if they sought treatment.

[@wayfa13]

@@erikhendrickson59 and yet people carry on like there's nothing wrong and say that which isn't broken doesn't need to be fixed. utterly amazing.

[@hhaste]

@@erikhendrickson59 None of us are invincible, that would only delay the inevitable anyway.. Just messing around, I needed to make a doomer comment on this video for irony.. or am I?

[@NevahLose]

Good video bro...

[@evaldaszmitra7322]

Rents are the thing that's crushing the entire generation. If you pay 50% of what you earn to a landlord well that's about as much as you had to pay under Feudalism.

[@The_Babe]

Well fucking said!!

[@Deep_wolf]

Slavery is still here dude, it's just in the laws now.

[@Dak1549]

Rent and Taxes are crushing the young generation. It's actually a lot more than a lot of historical situations. Slaves in ancient Egypt had to pay 20% of their produce.

[@vigilance6806]

Just know rents are going insane because insurance has gone way up. It’s all costs really. Don’t think landlords are somehow making bank.

[@airaneon]

Funny thing is if you look it up, feudal taxes most of the time were very low (if you compare to today's standards). At most 25% (during war times and such).

[@evanever]

I think 80% of gen Z's problems are economic. Even difficulty finding romantic partners is largely about not being able to afford the time or posessions that would allow you a partner.

[@lucadesanctis563]

Even us Millennials, dont worry

[@ericx6969]

not only just that too but people think using word incel and insulting people is okay

[@RA-ie3ss]

Thats not exactly true because we can point to worse economic times when people had to work all the time. Its just that our environment has shifted faster than we could adapt and change our social norms.

[@MrWepx-hy6sn]

not really IMO, during the great depression, the 70s, the 90s, and 2008. People were still getting partners no matter the economic conditions. But, the caveat is that their society enabled it. In the 90s you didn't have an open menu on tinder. You needed to go to a bar and speak with people. You want to pass time with your friends you needed to actually go outside and meet them. Nowadays we are extremely atomized because of the interconnectivity of modernity. The mere fact that I'm talking to some rando on the internet from god knows were technically defeats the purpose of me going to a bar a trying to meet people for example (not that it truly does, but psicologically we get pretty much the same high). Now, transpose this to the dating scene, Tinder, Bumble etc. there's no reason for people to try to meet up with that cute girl or boy at the walmart line, when you have a whole menu at your fingertips

[@luisdawnfinder3188]

Women want to make as much or more money than men while also wanting a man who makes more than them. Society thought it would be a good idea to push preferential hiring, scholarships, mentoring and a culture and education system catered to help them pull ahead. They've essentially priced men and women out of having healthy relationships

[@bobowon5450]

one thing i find infuriating is that. My grandparents generation, if they had nothing, could go work hard, buy a small bit of land, build a shack on it, upgrade that shack over the course of their life, and end with a house. If i did that i would be arrested and thrown on the street then my shack would be bulldozed.

[@jesse_-]

You grandparents worked very hard and they didn’t blame other generations for their problems. Your grandparents generation invented all of this high tech stuff that makes life a hell of a lot easier for you. But, these inventions also created lazy, entitled generations. Seriously, it’s not that hard to make it if you live in the United States. Many younger folks think it was so easy for previous generations, and it’s not true. How would you have liked to get out of high school, and been drafted to Vietnam? How would you like to have been college material, yet not be able to go to school, because your folks didn’t have the money, and there were no student loan options available. May parents are boomers, I can remember growing up in a tiny apartment in the 1970s, in my grandparents basement after my father got out of the military. I remember my folks buying their first, after saving for 4-5 years, but prices when up so much back then, due to inflation, their first home was an extra 30 min out, so my father had to commute at least an hour to work. Things were not easy back then, as I remember going to the thrift shop for clothes, and my mother stretching meat. I remember going to the grocery store with my mother, and having to put things back at the register, because she didn’t have the money to cover it. Fast forward, and my folks retired around 60 years old, because my father was payed off, had medical issues, but they were fantastic at saving their entire lives, they invested the money, and with that discipline, they are now multi-millionaires. That happened when trump was president, as the stock market was white hot!

[@bobowon5450]

@@jesse_- i don't live in the united states. I'm in canada. And here it feels like the ladder was definitely pulled up after my grandparents generation built their wealth. They did invent and do lots of great things, and they worked hard for it, but if i did the exact same things they did I would be thrown out on the streets by the government. We are not living in the same scenario. My great grandfather was willing to live in a shack with no electricity and minimal plumbing, build it up over his generation, pass it down to my grandfather who built on it further. But if i tried to do the same thing the government would come, tell me "well we'd rather you be homeless than in a small dwelling so gtfo".

[@bazilgamerdeer1239]

​@@jesse_-my grandparents also had roughly 10 times the buying power per dollar than we do now, and housing is less affordable than during the great depression... this comment reeks of ignorance

[@derekstiles5801]

@@bazilgamerdeer1239So let’s clear this up. If you save 100 dollars a week, at the end of 2 years you have enough for your little plot of land. 2 more years and you have a downpayment on the 200k house you can build. Let me guess. You can’t possibly skip eating out, delivery, vaping, video games, on and on. So you can’t save 100 a week? Sound about right?

[@PaleCrestedWolf]

@@derekstiles5801you’re disconnected af bro 🤣 I’m dying because of your comments 🤣🤣🤣 dude, pennywise already owns the sewers, we don’t need another psychotic clown 🤡

[@joshuabro05241985]

Joining the economy now is like joining a game of monopoly that’s already in session where all the property has been purchased and all of the wealthy players have “Get Out Of Jail Free” cards.

[@777Looper]

Quotable. Did you get that from somewhere?

[@joshuabro05241985]

@@777Looper nope, not a quote, just a thought. Fee free to steal. 😜

[@kingslead8369]

Exactly, so go to the poorer regions where you can spend more, and you become the local rich guy.

[@SubliminaIMessages]

Pretty much. The game is rigged, so there’s no point in participating

[@masonlaw7628]

Yeah thats such a perfect statement about todays economy wrapped with a neat little bow. Excellent anallogy my friend you have earnef my like.

[@edusiqkaonerge]

They give you a straight path: school, college, work, build a family, buy a house etc. But that is all a lie, false promises, life is not a straight path and we are learning the hard way

[@rodrigo-tj1gf]

Buying a house and having a family is not something thst is possible nowadays

[@hubhubs1998]

We are living a cliffhanger plotline .

[@CookieManCookies]

Only way to get a house these days is roommates. Blows my mind that people refuse to get a morgage, when it can sometimes be cheaper than rent, and you literally own something. I remember leasing a car, and it was $350 a month, and getting a car loan was $300 a month. At least after 3-4 years, I had something tangible I could drive, or trade for another vehicle.

[@soldat88hun]

@@CookieManCookies the bank owns it though and if you miss a single payment they won't even let you stay anymore, not to mention you still own a debt

[@GlobalOutcast]

​@@CookieManCookies Ok now include the part where you tell us your credit sore that allowed you to get that mortgage. And also explain how you'll never get to that credit score if you are late on payments for bills because you can't make enough money to pay them off right away or have to choose between paying one or the other.

[@rosemorningstar5368]

The best part about being a doomer is finally hitting the euphoric notion that if nothing matters then you’re free to be.

[@bonk2935]

From nihilist to absurdist

[@infernopyre]

Are you Jobu Tupaki

[@sjoerdev]

sadly that leads the way to drug use, because if notging matters then why jot?

[@darkindragon]

@@sjoerdev substance abuse is not something that fulfils you. Its a stupid statement to say because substance abuse will only lead you to more misery because of addiction, the only door it opens is for shit like marijuana that most people agree is not comparable to the harder stuff.

[@sjoerdev]

@@darkindragon i never said substance abuse fulfills anyone, i just stated that thinking about the fact that nothing matters is often the start of nihilism, which leads the way to substance abuse.

[@felixthecat580]

You can teach yourself all of those things but the problem is that you won't get a job for it. So many companies put way too much value on degrees when they are just meaning less and less. You're absolutely right you can learn it online and probably better in a lot of cases than traditional education.

[@Connoisseur7184]

Numbers game. If you apply enough, you will find a job. You only need 1 yes; the 500 no's don't matter. That's the mindset you need when job hunting.

[@marcozegikniet9301]

@@Connoisseur7184 That is not how reality works

[@aarongeorge347]

​@@marcozegikniet9301 excellent, well-crafted counter argument, my friend 👍 I agree that it is a numbers game - given that you have at least the minimum knowledge and experience for the position.

[@marcozegikniet9301]

@@aarongeorge347 Oke !

[@outtheredude]

When everyone has a hideously expensive piece of non-absorbent toilet paper, no-one is special enough to get more than a minimum wage zero hour contract job, if that.

[@allenwarfield]

Not a doomer but humanity never fails to give you reasons to not bother. At the end of the day, you just have to find a little slice of life that you can enjoy

[@cbjewelz]

Yes but unfortunately we are reaching a tipping point globally with climate change and resources and general sustainability (not to mention existential biodiversity threats). Everyone minding their own lives the way the system is currently set up is going to be harder and harder and cause more and more damage. There’s going to be a lot more pain. I encourage anyone who is in a privileged enough position to work towards collective progress and solutions here.

[@ceshmate1953]

@@cbjewelz Climate change is not a problem that we can solve. It's not even really an issue. according to my teachers years ago, this year (2023) would have been the point of no return and by 2025 serious problems would start happening but nothing has changed so far.

[@MixiestA]

@@cbjewelz so you are one of them eyyyy

[@ZXbolterZX]

@@ceshmate1953 we're halfway into 2023 and there's already record breaking hurricanes and drough brewing. El Nino literally just started and there's been dozens of named typhoons/hurricanes starting to form already. I guess you're not interested on those topics hence why you're not informed with what's going on globally atm. Your current biases are right, as said by your teachers, in that if there's warm there's also cold, but the rapid shift is what's the issue here. Rapid change in temperature in the oceans is what causes these hurricanes to pop up. I'm probably boring you but the reality right now is that alot of people are gonna be in peril and we have no way of turning back.

[@RadMatter_]

​@@cbjewelznah dude, you do you, miss me with that friendship is magic bs

[@ericl5093]

One of the biggest problems is there is a HUGE disconnect within society via mental health. The environment they grew up in and a person's psyche plays a crucial part in their development later on. People in general want to do good in life, but not everyone is the same. I hate when society approaches this issue with a cookie cutter mentality.

[@Gamerad360]

Bro we used to care about mental illness then we kicked all those people out of mental hospitals to save money, remember?

[@WUBtile]

Don't forget pesticides causing mental illnesses and now studies are connecting autism, and alzheimer to soy bean oil.

[@llesniksvajger]

god damn society 😡

[@mcdonalduck]

@@iminumst7827diabetes is caused by many factors too. Does that mean that providing better access to insulin is bad? If you can solve a problem without addressing the root cause it's still a solution.

[@TurtleMountain]

​@@iminumst7827 lack of therapy is not the issue here. chronic loneliness and the way modern society is structured is the issue. therapy is just slapping a bandaid on the issue, treating the symptom instead of the cause while we slowly spiral ever closer to a complete societal collapse.

[@foxman2373]

Asmon's message at the end brought me to tears, about it being okay to waste your life as long as you're happy. I'm 20, I've never been employed, I got scared and bailed out from going to college last minute, and I live with my single father. But we are happy. And I know that if I never do anything with my life, it will be my own fault, and no one else's.

[@jenkathefridge3933]

You should at least try to find a job since earning money is important

[@Dusterdimmu81]

Bailing out of college was a good choice. If you can, go into a trade instead.

[@aradesh1134]

@@jenkathefridge3933 Your post got me thinking about a world without money. Rabbit hole to infinity and beyond. I doubt it would work though.

[@spicywater1494]

@@Dusterdimmu81 not a smart idea depending on if you care what your future income could be later.

[@Mart-E12]

well if he makes enough money to feed you I guess, mine said I have to work otherwise I'm on the street and here I am spending days at a job I fucking hate

[@moistmellow1198]

They noticed…they just called us lazy and entitled, then continue to shit talk all of us for not being as great as their generation, yet ignore the fact that the only reason we are the way we are is the result of their neglectful parenting.

[@geistakageist2932]

lmfaooo, neglectful parenting? I'm gen x, and I lived out on the streets most my life without parents caring where i was. If I wanted something I had to do jobs for it. Our parents didn't involve themselves in our school life or teach us shit, we just figured it out. My gen z son has everything he ever asked for, we constantly involve ourselves in his education, I talk to him about is online interests, I game with him and we have taken him on travels around the world. (I got to go from the UK to spain a few times) he's been to 9 european countries, 3 asia, USA twice. But I'm neglectful?

[@moistmellow1198]

@@geistakageist2932 this is anecdotal evidence. I’m not saying all but too many parents are like this. Leaving parenting in the hands of others, of electronics, or just not parenting at all/single parent families are on an extreme rise. Check statistics on doomers and Gen Z vs other generations. We aren’t all mentally ill and depressed because we want to or because we choose to, the world as it is today is a result of the past several generations. I am speaking from America and do not speak for the generations from other countries, but I know it’s similar in other developed countries.

[@shipso6116]

@@geistakageist2932 Do you think the guy talked personally to you or do you think everyone try as hard for their kids nowadays as you are? Neither is true, you know )). You personally are a great dad as I see, but for majority of families he's right anyway.

[@geistakageist2932]

@@shipso6116 sadly you might be right, I can't comment on US families. I just know here in Sweden we are lucky enough to be able to help our kids a lot. Partly because of the very high taxes but then the government pays for all his education and gives him spending money every month. Even myself as a employee of DHL am able to afford to travel and take him places. I'm currently sitting in a big Villa in Bali. I just don't like people thinking that us older generations are letting down our kids... because it's too much of a generalisation. Gen x parents do more for their kids than boomers imo

[@Pichu1232]

Can confirm, in 28 and Ive hit the "fuck it, who cares" stage and just let life take me places

[@axelfond8317]

"strike while the iron is hot" check "Illusion of being in control" check "Sieze your opportunity" check "Stillness (aka do nothing) is a virtue" check Anyone says this to you, has not experienced what it's truly like. They get the old cliche book out and start waffling away

[@kristjanvendelin3566]

It ain't taking you anywhere probably as if you did things and went out you wouldn't be depressed in the first place

[@Aurilion44]

Same here, 26. I just don't really care anymore. Quite an abusive childhood, massive expectations and constant shit talking forced on me by my stepfathers (yeah, had 7 across the years) failed college. I'm just done at this point. Only thing I care about is getting enough money to live month to month and to spend some on my hobbies. Anything else? Let the fucking world burn

[@Liam-ke2hv]

​@@axelfond8317 you can't gatekeep what things are 'truly like'

[@Evan-qi2sr]

Same

[@grilledcheese249]

not going to lie I gave up after a brain injury and my ex wife decided she didn't love me when I could not pay her Bill's anymore

[@stashthevampede9480]

Oof, been there,got hit by a car,was told I would never walk again....guess who didn't stick around? By the way I can still walk.

[@one_bone_4_life647]

AWALT

[@9xtryhx230]

I'm 22 (born 2001), and not really a doomer, I just don't care. I have been disappointed by the world too many times to even expect anything less than a no to any question. If I am sick, I know I can expect 3 month wait times to see a doctor, if I want to buy a house, I know I will need to save my entire salary before taxes for about 5 years (with a degree). I legit don't really care about nothing anymore, and to some extent that is what makes me happy I guess

[@nexstbob6911]

As a Wise man once said I’m tired of doing repetitive shit in this boring ass game -Uberdanger

[@wojakthecrusader1410]

Same i am born in 2001 aswell and yeah i agree i kind give up on society aswell.

[@redcenturion88]

I'm 35. Right there with you. Granted I wasted a lot of time and money during alcohol addiction. Was invigorating to get sober then the time came when I realized everything in life comes down to a mundane mouse wheel. I don't miss urinating myself or destroying relationships but the promising world I awoke to is only marginally better in comparison.

[@danielmunoz1275]

Another 2001 born here. After many friendships and relationships were lost, The pandemic I learned my chances of getting my own house. On getting at least a decently paid job. I just realized that the world is disappointing. Life will continue to disappoint more often than actually be good. I don't plan on giving up yet, but I don't expect anything from anyone or anything.

[@WorldWalker128]

Wow, only five years of saving? You're making bank, friend! I saved money for.....basically my entire life, and I never saved more than $42000. I'll be 35 in a few months.

[@Kanis5000]

Asmon really missed the mark on this.. its easy to tell he doesnt experience a lot of the world outside of his own success sitting at his desk. Almost all points he raised about how the world is better also lead to difficulty, hardship, and competition because those new breakthroughs exclusively become geared towards generating profits for those already established. Not taking care of the human element.

[@hampter7188]

And judging from his house tour video...Asmon doesnt seem to be enjoying life either and has mental issues of his own

[@ajax2164]

I think the point he's failing to make clear is that its both. You need a good attitude, in addition to a support system. Whether that support be family, government, access to basic needs; will vary from individual. This is all without mentioning the x factor of luck which we all like to pretend doesn't exist when we are successful, but is all to real when where not.

[@eldenking2098]

If you think corporations or governments care about the human element it would be a fairy tale because they hate humans on a subverted level.

[@Thenonsocial]

What? Asmon made a bad take? No way bro.

[@rosered5443]

Honestly, im 25 and have had the potential to do just about anything i want to. My original plan was to be military, and i scored a 98 on my ASVAB. Sadly i got diagnosed by my doctors with a genetic disorder that made me unable to enlist. Spent the early years of my life preparing for the military only to have all that effort thrown out the window. That was the only aspiration i had. I don't find any good reason to be alive, nor do i find it worthwhile that i am even here. There's maybe 6 or 7 people at most that i keep myself alive for. That's the bare minimum they need from me. I have a job, and getting along with people isn't hard. Still i don't see a point in doing this. I don't have a purpose, and only now do i realize just how important a goal or feeling of purpose is for a man. It's soul crushing to lose what you feel to be your purpose in life. I don't care if anyone remembers me, i just wish i could make this shitty adventure called life a bit less shitty.

[@theOzz13]

Dang! I got 97 on the ASVAB. You are the first I met throughout my military career that beat that score. Being that you did that well.. your options are pretty unlimited because you are top tier. Choose a path and pursue that path and win. If you said you got a 50 I'd say you were doomed as you have said

[@cora5864]

My husband had the same mindset as you. Wanted to join the navy an couldn't because of a disorder.....he was depressed for years but you know what. The military isn't an end all be all, you are top tier, become a doctor, a lawyer, a cop, a business man. You have so many options in life you just need to take a step back and shop around. Yes life is shit, yet it's been shit since forever only YOU can get out of your slump and change your shit into something worth doing. Ask those 7 people you care about for advice, you be suprised at what they might have to say.

[@EphoxOne]

Youre not alone with those thoughts, much love from Germany. One of the few comments on YT that was worth the effort put in. Its sad that so much potential is unused cause these days you have to have a. a split personality or b. strong ambitions to consume unnecessary wants to thrive in society, I feel like.

[@icestrolo]

Have you ever tried psychedelics my friend ? - they can help with the view of yourself a lot 🥰

[@jetfa9]

Lol. kids today. I've got a house, own my car, and have no debt and I'm 38. You know what? I've busted my ass for 30 years to get to this point. Now i'm comfortable and my fam is doing good. Folks need to WORK to get there. No one will ever give you anything. Most of these dudes need something in their lives...a girlfriend/wife and a family. Otherwise what the hell is anything for?

[@EfIsForFoxtrot]

Asmon is under the impression that if you gain knowledge or skills you automatically get better jobs and income. I have 10 years of experience in my field and i learn all the time our new services. Yet they still want to pay me $15/hr in an area that minimum survivable wage is $54k/year.

[@lucadesanctis563]

He lives in its own bubble, knowing that he will never be homeless

[@umbrabruma7255]

Ever notice the people who are privileged always have the most to say about how everyone else isn't trying hard enough?

[@qrzone8167]

Because you guys aren't? His advice checks out for me, before I climbed fast food management and still made fuck all, then I spent about 15k in tech school to become an electrician, which remains the best financial decision I've ever made.

[@lynxesexe2837]

​@@umbrabruma7255Because lots of people aren't trying hard enough. Staying in your room doing nothing the whole day complaining how lucky people are because they got jobs isn't trying hard enough. Of course, everybody's case is different, but most people are just plain lazy. I had a friend who was in the same situation as me, not particularly rich or wealthy, below average if anything. I studied on my own, taught myself programming and spent probably thousands of hours on it, I got a job without going to university 2 months after finishing high school. A decently paying corporate job (once you consider what's the average salary in my country and my age). He didn't, he played overwatch all day everyday, spent all his money on broken PSPs to "repair them and resell them" (needless to say that never happened, it was purely for collecting), and now he's complaining how lucky I am and how much his life sucks. He went to university, dropped be a use he didn't like, changed course, now who knows. Did one job interview, his first and only job interview with zero knowledge and 2 weeks of self study, obviously failed and deemed getting a job "almost impossible"... If that is how hard you're trying, you're not trying hard at all. This is not everybody's case, but it's not an isolated case either, fairly common in fact. Sure, asmongold is definitely lucky, but what he's saying isn't wrong.

[@plaguepandemic5651]

"jUsT wOrK hArDeR"- some boomer

[@Impalingthorn]

I feel like the issue isn't so much "learning a skill" as much as it is the rapid progression of technology putting skills at risk and making people ask the question, "Why bother". It's exactly what happened to voting; people feel like their votes don't matter so they don't bother. For someone like me, I actually have spent the last few years moving away from other people's art assets for my DND campaigns and have instead started making my own pixel art. Gotten pretty GOOD at it too. Totally picked it up on my own time just for fun and now I am making all sorts of unique items and maps with it. The problem: What takes me hours of work to finish and complete has been completely outmoded by AI just... Taking a simple prompt and then going and creating something not only more accurate to my original vision but at an infinitely faster pace. Where some maps take 10 hours of my time to complete, I can tell a map creator to make me a castle's insides complete with specific rooms and layouts and AI will just DO it. In which event, why bother continuing to learn that trade? I could ask AI to make anything and just call it my own. Likewise, who would be encouraged to BUY my art packs when I release my own PHB when they can have an AI make art for them as well as their own fully functional PHB that does everything they want it to? Kinda've crappy, isn't it? I don't feel encouraged, I feel discouraged. Something special I had going for me just had its relevance reduced to nothing. In fact, this, writing, and game design were three big things I had massive interest in and all three categories now feel slated to be taken over by AI in the near future. I could spend weeks of my time writing the fantasy and horror I want to put to page, spill blood, sweat and tears over my work meticulously... All to be outclassed by just some guy who gave an AI a basic prompt and had them type everything out for them in much better formatting and detail. How do you recover from the hole that creates. How CAN you? The only boon is that it killed that part of my career before it ever began, so at least I didn't waste TOO much time.

[@outtheredude]

It sucks to have AI make you feel like a horse from back in the day, just before automobiles hit their "Model T" moment (conscious, self-aware AGI), then be rendered completely obsolete within a generation. Don't give "Skynet" the satisfaction of killing you spiritually as well as physically, just carry on developing your talents, irrespective of their perceived worth, just to maintain your sanity. They may yet become useful in a post apocalyptic dystopian world where the AGI cities have all the things, yet you continue to give "Skynet" the finger just by still being alive outside in Mad Max world.

[@dwellner502]

You’ve summed up the problem very well. The hardest thing these days is trying to figure out what to put your time and energy into learning because if you choose wrongly than AI will just invalidate all your efforts.

[@Tidalley]

"The world is getting better and better and better" Said like a true millionaire, Asmon

[@cameronkoblitz4248]

The average person in a 1st wold country lives better than a king did before the industrial revolution. We have it pretty good even compared to when I was a teenager and only the rich kids had flip phones. Now even people in absolutely poverty have most basic needs covered and many luxuries in life.

[@spicywater1494]

@@cameronkoblitz4248 those luxuries you speak of are now a necessity. As stuff like phones are more known about and understood more the price of them drops. Like jobs back in the day people got more pay out of their job compared to today because there weren't as many workers as to back then, so the pay amount is less for us in today's market due to so many more workers. Ai is taking jobs and it is predicted that 300k job will be replaced by AI in the near future. That will put people that have learned skills back further and create a even bigger divide between the classes.

[@zonatedspore97acamas]

​@@cameronkoblitz4248no way you actually believe that bs...

[@luckygallagladi]

​@@cameronkoblitz4248A phone is a necessity, not a luxury. Just because we have it better than someone a thousand years ago still doesn't make it good.

[@kzu8976]

@@cameronkoblitz4248 Great. nothing needs to be done then. let the rent raise

[@benjaminmoore6865]

About the education via the internet you talk about, I do agree that it is possible. The problem is that education won't get you a job worth a shit unless it comes with a piece of paper that most times costs you tens of thousands of dollars. I used to enjoy learning about topics that interest me, but I quickly realized that it was a waste of time because it would give me nothing but maybe a leg up in trivia.

[@lynxesexe2837]

I can confirm, that this is in fact, absolutely not true. 21, been working since I was 19 at an international company, DevOps, no degree, just a high school diploma, my own self taught knowledge and a couple of open source projects available online. Companies don't care about a piece of paper, because they know that the piece of paper is meaningless, they want somebody that can do the job and has the skills they want. Having a piece of paper pits you above someone that doesn't have the piece of paper and doesn't have skills, it puts you in the same place of those with the piece of paper, and it puts you below those with self taught (even if amateurs) skills. Company care about how much money you can indirectly produce, not about your piece of paper. There are countries where education is dirt cheap or free, guess what? The exact same problem exists.

[@benjaminmoore6865]

@@lynxesexe2837 you have been extremely fortunate to find the job that you have found without a degree. I have tons of friends who never went to school and they struggled to find employment that pays them enough to support a family. The piece of paper doesn't mean everything, but it means that your application to any job will be looked at more favorably than if you did not have it. Most jobs that pay well state that you need a degree as a requirement. I have no doubt that there are jobs out there for people who do not have degrees that pay well , but those jobs are harder to find and not abundant enough for the large majority of people that can't afford a college education.

[@ass4sale2]

Not true at all. I have only a HS diploma. I joined the Air Force after HS did 6 years got out. Moved to a government job now I make $130000 a year with no degree.

[@zonatedspore97acamas]

There are exceptions to the rule, the first 2 comments aren't aware of this apparently...

[@deagor4578]

@@ass4sale2wtf does this have to do with his point?

[@Nobody-wi3yr]

I think what people don't want to acknowledge is that "fixing" things will be a bloody and murderous ordeal. Most of us don't want to go down that dark path and have opted to not participate in such a subverted system.

[@mystery_to_history]

Especially because we didnt create the system which needs change

[@eeyun5279]

@@mystery_to_historynobody created the problems they face. Responsibility isn’t the same as blame. Feudal serfs didn’t create the monarchy, starving peasants didn’t create wars.

[@excalibro8365]

Looking at history though, so many of the attempts at "fixing" society through bloody and murderous ordeal turned out to be just bloody and murderous without actually fixing anything.

[@Nobody-wi3yr]

@@excalibro8365 The actions that our ancestors were lauded as heros for were murderous and bloody. But they had a societal contract that would forgive and glorify them for their bravery. If anyone tried to do so today, they would become a villain. The societal contract we're dealing with has learned from the past uprisings in history and plugged every hole. They've built a world-wide prison. For you and me to live in.

[@danielbrown001]

Live in a decaying empire or live in the ruinous wasteland of a post-civil war collapsed empire. Most people opt for the former over the latter.

[@uchihasilver8362]

House pricing is the best example of why people don’t care anymore 🤷‍♂️ we’ve gone from a house being equal to maybe 3 years of say a teachers salary here in the UK to that very same job role being maybe 10 years worth of their salary When it’s a few years people can see a result in their work when it’s a DECADE not only do you hardly see the value of the effort you put in but you also have to contend with the thought of there’s always that chance you may not even be around anymore 😂 Again it’s not so much people can’t do it but as time goes on and things become more difficult to hit basic life goals people aren’t seeing the fruits of their labour and are being dissuaded

[@ignskeletons]

I fell into a deep depression and discovered RuneScape. It didn’t make me feel much better but it gave me something to do and needless goals to pursue. I probably would have unalived myself if not for RuneScape.

[@MAGN0LIA_]

That's how I feel with lord of the rings online right now. The only thing keeping me here is the fact it would upset the people around me and distracting myself from reality spending hours playing an mmorpg.

[@PBart7]

How I feel about Elden Ring sometimes, or Soulslikes in general. Fromsoft unrioncally makes my life better

[@tttt-dx2nu]

"i use to feel that that, before i became a millionare" -asmond

[@lucadesanctis563]

"For doing absolutely nothing useful for society"

[@thegamerguy1790]

​@@lucadesanctis563to you maybe he'll who knows maybe he is a reason that someone did not kill themselves

[@jackb.207]

@@thegamerguy1790 if your *only* reason you didn't off yourself is a streamer that played WoW in the past, maybe you should of go... also 9 times out of 10 people who comment "I wanted to delate myself but then i wated your video and im all better " just seek attention

[@lucadesanctis563]

@@thegamerguy1790 that dsnt change the fact that he's judgmental towards others. Saying "just fix ur life bro" dsnt help at all

[@tylerpilgrim9348]

"if enough people fix their lives, collectively they will change the world" such a simple sentence but got damn, it's a powerful one

[@vermiiiiion]

For the doomers who have lost hope. The reason we are in this mess is the silent and deadly theft of infinitely inflating paper money. Humanity thrives when each and every one of us can freely control the issuance and transfer of our money(equivalent to our TIME which we are all equal in) between each other with no unelected central scum banksters stealing your purchasing power through inflating your savings away. In the last 4 years, 50% of the ENTIRE US MONEY SUPPLY was printed out of thin air. Cryptocurrency was invented because of the global financial crisis in 2008 which showed how the corrupt system truly worked. I was a doomer too, until i discovered the only system that can achieve change is ***immutable, censorship resistant, permissionless, decentralised CODE*** that ANYBODY in the world can run FREELY with no middlemen that can shut down the system. it is truly UNSTOPPABLE. The next cycle in cryptocurrency will largely be impacted by these narratives. Look into DEFI systems such as layer1s and decentralised exchanges (DEXes) as they will likely provide life changing wealth within the next decade. The core of all defi is self custody, meaning you are your own bank. Ethereum is the current contender for this and a very new project called pulsechain. It is truly the people's currency so don't give up. Find any job or source of income and buy these assets over time. yes this is financial advice. So can you please find a job or anything. You just have to tank the lifestyle of working a 9-5 because the money you work for will fully be worth it in the end. making $15/hr? that is $150-1500/hr knowing how much room defi has to go up. There is a huge community within ethereum and pulsechain who will teach you the ropes of financial self-sovereignty on youtube and twitter.

[@Shaehl]

@@vermiiiiion Crypto doesn't solve the problem of inflation, nor does it solve the problem of centralization. In fact, it doesn't solve any problem other than the redundant question: how do we find a means to burn the meager wealth of the gullible, the ignorant, and the desperate?

[@illyaeater]

@@Shaehl That's because if you already have money there you have 0 risk. The problem is people with no money or knowledge relying on it which might as well be the same as gambling. There are no ethical shortcuts.

[@vermiiiiion]

@@Shaehl The problem of inflation is because of unelected central bankers inflating the money supply infinitely to bail out failing systems and their elite friends. The world is already understanding this. Cryptocurrency is the greatest performing asset class in the history of mankind. Bitcoin went from 1 cent to $70000 and $0 total market cap to 1.3 trillion, and rising. To ignore this is to ignore reality. Blackrock, the biggest asset manager in the world with $10 trillion in assets is ONBOARD, the literal boogeyman of finance. They filed a bitcoin ETF last week. Fidelity, 4.3trillion under management, filed a bitcoin ETF last week, and many more. They know they can't stop it so they're joining it. Being against cryptocurrency is to be against humanity and freedom itself.

[@Nobody-vr5nl]

​@Shaehl I think ppl in failing economies will disagree. Look at the relationship ppl in turkey have with crypto. They are heavy I to crypto because while their currency drops in value like a rock, crypto is a way to keep ur wealth for them. Yes yes crypto is volatile, but not right now. Now it's pretty much stabilized until the next bull trap or run. Let's face it, keeping your money in crypto can be just as risky as a bank in a failing economy.

[@george-broughton]

In the UK, the doctor doesn't take any of your money. Just the prescriptions which are subsidised. They have a flat rate regardless of what you get (unless it's cheaper than the flat rate) The guy's referring to how you have to call the doctors up as early as possible and if you don't they'll never have a spot for you because about 1 hour into their shift, they fully book up the day.

[@atraxos]

I have a valid reason not to give up, to keep trying to survive today's world: I can't die yet, I still have people left to piss off!

[@Skay.]

It's hard to not give up. Every day for few years i struggle more and more. There is nothing awaiting me and I'm losing a race with myself.

[@MikeB-ev4fh]

Find a community, or friend, or any kind of meaningful connection

[@cycy9154]

If you race yourself you'll always win 😉

[@axelfond8317]

And no one is going to care. No one is going to help. Sure you can go to a million help centres, educational seminars, motivational key speakers but they aren't you and thats the problem when people try to relate or criticise

[@Jettatura-yn8ss]

There's nothing waiting for anyone. Now is the blessing. Life isn't about reaching something better tomorrow. Everything you need to feel fulfilled is in you now and always. This is why things like mindfulness matters. Look up some lectures by Alan Watts for some better ways of looking at reality.

[@GNMbg]

seek help

[@MrDadidou]

My godmother (British) died from cancer this year. She had stomach pain and it took her 3 months to get the first appointment. She was told she had cancer but they did not know where and how advanced it was. She had to get another appointment to figure this out. After more than 1 month of extra waiting she got the 2nd appointment and this is pretty much where she learned that she had like 6 months to live or something and that she missed the window for surgery. I live in Switzerland where healthcare is extremely expensive but readily available for the most part. Some friends working for the biggest hospital of the country explained that it's not uncommon to see Brits traveling to France or Switzerland for health reasons because they just can't afford to wait months to get diagnosed or treated even if it means not benefiting from their insurance coverage. The NHS is truly a fucking joke :)

[@outtheredude]

The NHS, like many public institutions that used to work, has been made to be a joke by successive generations of successful psychopaths systematically defunding the NHS by proliferating vampiric for-profit private healthcare companies to "plug in the (resultant) gaps" (that they also just happen to be shareholders of) in the hope that'll it'll fall apart completely so that they can then reap the benefits of an much more lucrative American-style fully privatised healthcare system. Having had a Mum who died from Cancer herself, that could have been diagnosed earlier, needless to say I can relate to your story, but am also tired of all the misdirection of blame the MSM constantly pumps out by the very people actually to blame.

[@owlbusdumbledork9966]

Lots of people understand that they should do what makes them happy, but too many fail to differentiate between comfort, entertainment, and happiness.

[@snrrlax]

I think a big problem is a lot of people ARE teaching themselves to do things using the internet. It's making it harder to find jobs cause everything is flooded with people capable enough to do something. The only things I haven't witnessed this in is the medical field and even then there's a lot you can learn online about it.

[@RicardoSantos-oz3uj]

You can get the information in the medical fields. But is gate keeped by the requirement of a license.

[@Void6-]

"They don't know how to do taxes, they have no self steem but they can speak another language in a country they'll never go to" Thanks Asmon, you described me perfectly. Jokes aside, I'm working on myself and my profession and I'm not a doomer. We can do it bois

[@id1550]

Okay but why do you not have/ know anything of those things?

[@Void6-]

@@id1550 what? Doing taxes? because where I live you don't do them. You just get discounted from your salary automatically for health insurance, retirement, etc. But I would argue I don't know a lot about finances either, but that will change once I live by myself. I just made the joke because of the insecurity part tbh lol

[@jenkathefridge3933]

I can find a job, we can fucking do it bois!

[@kspade1788]

@@Void6-"doing taxes" is about annual tax return/filing for taxes, not the tax deduction from your paycheck.

[@Void6-]

@@kspade1788 we don't do those either. Probably more out of ignorance because I know my brother told me you should do that for the return. But I don't know anyone who actually does those. I think there are some requirements here for you to qualify for it.

[@omenofzero4538]

i cant stand when people say its your fault as if there arent endless amounts of other factors that takes a toll on your life and can set u back by so much

[@umbrabruma7255]

Finally someone gets it. I can't stand this man. He's talking from his high horse as if he knows about life.

[@zonatedspore97acamas]

Yeah

[@Pocket_Crab]

He completely glossed over the fact you can be a veteran in your field, have 15 years of experience under your belt, and can be consider one of the top professionals in the world, but none of that matters when you have to negotiate with corporate pricks that look to squeeze every dollar out of you while paying you as little as they can get away with. Society has built itself of the backs of heros that go above and beyond to make life a utopia, just to be called a losers and their work butchered for maximum profits. Take the inventor of Insulin, the patent was sold for a dollar so it could be spread far and wide so people that live with diabetes can live a better life. Just for the four companies that own the patent to slightly 'change' the formula every now and again and keep anybody else from making it.

[@RicardoSantos-oz3uj]

Is as simple as showing the percentage of income that renting a house used to take from the average salary, vs the percentage of income you pay now with an average salary. In the future this era will be known as neo feudalism.

[@dickbehringer7064]

Stop complaining and take responsibility for your life

[@theneverending9319]

Always funny when a rich guy with no financial pressure thinks he actually understands 😂

[@MrTakin00]

Acting like he didn’t live off social programs and lived in her moms attic for years before he became famous. Also not like he flexes his money. Still lives in the same situation that he would be able to afford if twitch disappears

[@jackalo34]

I think I briefly developed a doomer mindset bc I've always been optimistic n open to hard work, but the day I was going to meet someone and start working towards a definitive career path, I instead woke up in the hospital after having a massive stroke at 28 and am now moderately disabled 5 years down the road. Although I'm very lucky and happy to be alive, I sometimes think that incident has caused me to be more indecisive than I already was since when I finally did make a decision, that happened to me. I wonder how many doomers have a somewhat similar experience. I'm at least aware that its on me to work past that fear and continue trying. I also have a rly loving family/friend circle to keep me in check.

[@christopherhall619]

Didn't Nietzsche literally predict this attitude of doom like a 150 years ago lol

[@Jettatura-yn8ss]

​@@Drak976 OK tell me which God I can force myself to believe in. Oh yeah, I can't force myself to believe something I don't. Oh, is it about knowledge and not belief? OK cool, make me know too. If you actually know something impossible to know and aren't just a superstitious buffoon, please let me on it. I won't hold my breath because you're only a supertitous buffoon.

[@plaguepandemic5651]

"God is dead and we have killed him." When everyone was a Christian, they automatically felt like they had a purpose in their lives, to serve God's will and eventually reach the afterlife. Christianity provided moral and spiritual fulfillment. In the 1800s, during Nietzsche's time, secularism was becoming a more common phenomenon and religion began declining among the population. This left a hole that needed to be filled by something, and society provided no new alternative to God. This, Nietzsche predicted, would ultimately lead to a generation that had no purpose or moral guidance, because the opiate of the masses was not functioning as an opiate anymore.

[@christopherhall619]

@@resentfuldragon Yeah but the problems hadn't started. The issues had started and he predicted the result, it just took a 150 years

[@resentfuldragon]

@@christopherhall619 If you read my co0mment I said the problems were starting up around that time because they were. In his time there was hedonism, nihilism, and many other things we have today. He simply saw problems starting as well as ideas being introduced (example: fiat currency) that would lead to problems. From that he can predict what will happen using logic. We don't have ww3 here right now but I can tell you it will happen and some of the most likely places it could start in despite me not living in that time by simply looking at the world today. Nietzsche simply look at the issues of his time and predicted what will happen because of that.

[@plaguepandemic5651]

@@resentfuldragon I think religion was central to Nietzsche's arguments. The church ruled the land legally, politically, spiritually and morally for many centuries, to the point where so much of civilization as a whole was deeply rooted in religion. During Nietzsche's time was the Enlightenment, a mass decline in religious sentiment in favor of secular philosophy. Nietzsche predicted that this decline in religion would leave a hole in society that would need to be filled by something else or it would lead to nihilism, an overwhelming feeling of depression caused by the realization that life is pointless and nothing matters. He went on to describe the ubermensch, the super man, who did not need an external source of spiritual/moral fulfillment and could therefore transcend nihilism and be his own God. Interesting stuff

[@jonjones654]

I grew up in foster care and was homeless after reaching adulthood for about 7 years. I'm just now getting my life together. It's hard out here folks. To any that struggles know It's not fair and never will be.

[@KratostheThird]

Most foster children that I knew personally were abused and manipulated. Foster care is literally punishment for most, and it can take these kids decades to finally get up and work towards something because of the psychological abuse they endured.

[@CaptainTexas92]

While life is more comfortable now then ever, it’s still more complex, lonely, and harsh. I’m surprised how much my dad actually understands the current experience. Back then he sold alternators and starters for everything between a small engine up to massive construction equipment. He could afford to save for a house have a reasonably nice pick up truck and could care for my mother and me. I now sell parts for heavy machinery and while I make “good” money stuff is super tight and it seems like every step forward follows something that creates another 10 steps backwards. I may never own a home or create a business if I have a kid I won’t be able to afford for a wife to stay home and take care of them. People don’t realize it’s not socialism or capitalism Republican or Democrat it’s ruling class and peasants. Every single form of governance will and does create the same power vacuum.

[@skylinefever]

Yes, I just see every system funneling more of the masses wealth into the hands of fewer oligarchs.

[@jblauh01]

This was honestly a positive video that kind of gives me hope. Thanks.

[@scottshort6877]

I’m a soldier of two different war conflicts and 3 to 5 months to get an appointment for something that could even be important. They told me to just go to the emergency room at the time I make my appointment the problem is probably gone away or gotten worse.

[@CR-KAJ8]

Yeah you go over there and they treat you like trash when you come back... It's why the coming "back" is so hard. This isn't how a society that wants to last acts as we currently are seeing.

[@jetfa9]

bro I could talk all day about fucken medical. I've literally got guys who are unable to get appointments with the doc despite telling me they want to die. Fucken DoD plays lip service but they hire these morons who only want to stamp fit for full.

[@tonig2757]

About the point about teaching yourself, just want to mention that the number of coders doubles every 5 years. Starting out when you have little, or no experience is getting exponentially harder. Gen Z probably feels like a noob character in a mature server where everyone is doing endgame stuff. And that after paying a boatload of money and spending years going through the education system.

[@ZodiacEntertainment2]

This is accurate and the bit about coders doubling every 5 years applies to MOST industries, not just STEM stuff. You're gonna have to fight tooth and nail for a livable wage regardless of where you live or what you're doing. There is no easy way out and there are not get rich quick schemes.

[@zonefreakman]

Gen z were sold a broken future, same for Millennials for that matter. There's not much reason the to care for the system we are in.

[@Skelterbane69]

@@ZodiacEntertainment2 Be like me; be a trucker. Lots of work and we are needed more and more. Atleast here, idk about the gunslinging country

[@RicardoSantos-oz3uj]

Not to mention that AI is taking most of the entry coding positions more and more.

[@darkranger116]

This has been happening across the entire globe. China and Japan "laying flat", french and UK students refusing to collaborate with corporate powers, American working class quite quitting and "watching walmart" die slowly, Australian reds trying to pass pro-working class egalitarian policies against their Neo-liberal overlords.

[@yeahboi3550]

It's kinda of sad how he is in a position where he doesn't have to worry about any of these things anymore, but asmon chooses to make fun of the people that are stuck in this depressive cycle where most of the time, there isn't a way out

[@lulu_TheWitchBoy]

There’s always a way out. Is that people need be aware of the cycle. Unfortunately that’s something you can’t learn by yourself, and takes a professional to help, even then takes years to break atleast one repeating cycle. But yeah, pisses me off how he chooses to make fun of people, really wish more people were mentally mature.

[@lulu_TheWitchBoy]

@@CandyMan2001 Be aware why you’re feeling that way, be aware the actions you’re doing, try to notice any repetitive actions that do you harm. When I get depressed I just lay down, and end up sleeping all day, which made more depressed, and just kept doing it. I notice it, and try to change it. I been hospitalized 3 times, I basically had no teen years, I was shut in, who barely went to school. I’m 19 rn, and mindfulness and meditation helps a lot. Finding friends does help it, or just finding a community.

[@Mongovi]

Self-taught React Developer (Coder), UI/UX Designer, Graphic Designer, and in a way, IT Support guy. Still looking for work in any of those plus Data Entry because I don't want my skills to go to waste working in retail again. But hey, not a lot of opportunities out there. Still looking, always looking, but man, it is demoralizing when you actually went through the process of teaching yourself useful skills and it's still difficult to find any job. I don't expect to find some magic 6-figure job so I can start a family and own a home, I'd take 40k a year (in New York, that ain't much) but they're not handing those out either. Now imagine you simply don't have the mental capacity, time, energy, disposable income, and/or support from your parents/friends/family that the lucky ones have. What do you do?

[@user-ol5bj4dm2v]

Collect unemployment checks and smoke weed all day is what you do.

[@Mongovi]

@@user-ol5bj4dm2v That well empties very quickly, unfortunately.

[@erikhendrickson59]

And just think, five or tens years from now those skills will totally useless because AI and machine learning will be doing that work!

[@Mongovi]

@@erikhendrickson59 While true in a lot of cases, especially when it comes to handling the more monotonous and repetitive parts of coding, I'm still lucky that I have an artistic vision that I consider to be quite a bit beyond that of an AI. That might only last me a little while longer. If the whole Software Development sector advances to the point where AI can take care of the boring and annoying stuff, and I just have to focus my time on Design and the AI can take care of the rest, I'll be fine for a little while. But yeah, when AI does both coding and graphic design with the artistic vision of a human, I'm probably kinda screwed. Sure hope the government can step in and help the millions of displaced workers when that day eventually comes!

[@akurti1079]

​@@erikhendrickson59Truly spoken like someone who has no clue how AI or machine learning works. Every person saying AI will take over the world in 10 years is simply either an idiot or they are ignorant.

[@TheFaultyMagician1]

Imagine saying that I used to be in that place... before I became a multi millionaire and it no longer applies to me.

[@GlobalOutcast]

Yeah he got incredibly lucky with that.

[@ToxicOsOk]

@@GlobalOutcastwonder what Asmon would do if streaming didn’t work out for him because that’s the reality for 99.9% of people

[@DudeGuyShow]

Dude this is the most wholesome video I've ever seen you do, love it bro!

[@HitmannDDD]

The biggest problem, quite frankly, most people face is lack of drive. Motivation is shit, it's a whimsical feeling. You need to force self improvement through just doing what needs to be done.

[@RicardoSantos-oz3uj]

Who could have thought that working hard to make someone else richer is not a good enough drive?

[@fanofcodd]

The big problem with our generation is that with the shitty dating market , poor professional opportunities and degradation of human relationship in general , most of us are at the same point when they are 33 than when they were 10 years younger. Minus the hope they still had when 23

[@Doomweapon66]

@@dadude50 Point still stands that there are certainly zoomers who go into a job, work effectively 24/7, and sometimes get rewarded with less than nothing (lose something in the process) to show for their efforts. Remember: Viewpoints like those of doomers are more likely than not to have at least some small sliver of reality that serves as the basis for the mentality.

[@one_bone_4_life647]

This is a problem, but there are a couple more

[@zonefreakman]

I'll agree somewhat. I'm 30 now and when I was 20 I was in a deep depression that I can barely believe I went through. I went to trade school in the past year and looking for work. I'm not happy, but I'm definitely better than I was. Not exactly hopeful, but I'm surviving and having some good moments.

[@TheSodaShop]

As my dad always would say "The most important thing in life is loving the person that's in front of you" Life may suck, but we get through the day to day because of the people we love the most. Also, this message means to love people that you don't even know even if they are just some stranger.

[@abcamacho6187]

😂😂😂 If Asmon didn't get lucky and become a streamer......he'd be in the SAME SITUATION lmaoooo not just him....MOST STREAMERS lolz

[@derekstiles5801]

Yeah it was luck. Not tens of thousands of hours of dedication to his craft. 😂

[@BrainEatPenguin]

@@derekstiles5801yes, and how many other people do that with no success? Luck is definitely a factor😂

[@insomnium369]

its about playing your cards right, working smarter AND harder. If asmon was boring, no one would watch him, but hes gained a following by playing WoW and just being a generally level-headed, non biased guy. That's kinda his thing, and he does it well enough to make millions off of it. you just gotta think out of the box, try something new, you do miss 100% of the shots you dont take...

[@istasi5201]

Check out the John B. Calhoun's mouse utopia experiment: "Calhoun observed that as the population density increased, the social structure of the mice began to deteriorate. Mice started to exhibit behaviors such as increased aggression, territoriality, and decreased social interactions. They also showed signs of social withdrawal, decreased reproductive rates, and a phenomenon known as "behavioral sink," where some mice displayed abnormal behaviors such as self-isolation, excessive grooming, and aggression towards others." We are not mice, but I cant help but think we are doing the same. It's not a question about having access to whatever.

[@v4vendetta237]

That mouse utopia experiment gave me chills while reading the results. We are absolutely going through the same behavioural sink as the mice did. The sink doesn't need to effect everyone for society to fall, it just needs to effect enough. The final nail in the mouse utopia experiments end was the female mice not breeding and we are now witnessing first hand countries that for the first time in human existence are facing what has become to be known as "the child gap" Japan is first up and records show there wont be enough young people to pay for and look after the older people.

[@jazerasor1455]

Despite all my rage...

[@manchovieclemmons2380]

I feel like the mice comparisons leave out the human aspect. We have data on human happiness levels by area. As it turns out suburbia tends to churn out the least happy people. By that i mean kids who come from suburban homes, not the adults who live there. Its weird, but somehow, the city and the countryside both make for happier living circumstances for the people born there. I think it has a lot to do with social interaction. In the country, especially a small town, people get to know everyone nearby, they form tight-knit communities in their church or other similar places. In the city, its borderline impossible to not have social interactions. There are just so many people that its easy to find a group that you can mingle with, and if things dont work out with them, you just find another group. Dating is much easier in cities as well. Also, the japanese birthrate epidemic is highly exaggerated. Birthrate's rising and falling over the years can usually be traced to income and free time. The more people make and the more free time they have, the more children tend to pop up. Japan in particular is known for grueling work hours that dont offer the greatest of pay. The sheer dread of growing up and getting stuck in an office drives many people to less palatable decisions, usually ending their lives. The mouse experiement doesnt account for human society and its results dont have much correlation to current sociological experiments done on humans. Thus, there is no reason to fear them. We aren't mice.

[@v4vendetta237]

@@manchovieclemmons2380 you are correct, we have the data, we understand what is going on and why, selfishness and no sense of duty are among the reasons but even though we can understand it we cannot force people to behave differently to reverse the phenomenon. Hungary is trying it's best by giving huge incentives to married couples with more than 3 children but the modern age and the increasing higher standards from women and the increasing male population that have not experienced any sexual activity leads to the conclusion that the sink will continue and the child gap will grow leading to the inevitable consequences that society will either change drastically or fall under it's own weight.

[@manchovieclemmons2380]

@@v4vendetta237 @v4vendetta237 This is mouse logic. Increasing standards from women? Those standards havent changed my guy, if anything, women are less choosy now since they can make their own money. Back in the day, you needed to make enough to take care of a woman before she even considered you, now women date men who make less than then them regularly. A sense of duty? How is that even measured? We have far less protests now than in our history. More people than ever are in our military, so many that the air force increased the testing standard needed for people joining it. The reason for male loneliness has nothing to do with women or duty, and has everything to do with working, money, and the increasing isolation brought about by the media we consume. Judging by your response, i can safely assume you consume right wing media, which sends the message that "woman are being picky and are being ruined by feminism." Which isnt true, similarly, left wing media promotes the message that men are lonely because of video games that objectify women etc., which is just as stupid. One problem that can be actively observed is just the sheer difference of hobbies between the sexes. Gaming is huge for men, small for women. A man who spends most of his time gaming isnt likely to meet women, however, the opposite is true for women. Women who game find a partner at lightspeed simply because they have an easy time finding someone similar to them. Men who participate in hobbies that are predominantly populated by women have the same success rate, provided they take at least the minimum care of their appearance and arent just faking their love of the hobby. Its just a matter of socialization. Men are less likely to socialize than women, because their spare time is either spent working overtime, gaming, or consuming media that women dont watch or participate in. Worse, dating is expensive. Most men nowadays dont have the money to date around very often. Luckily, dating culture has changed to the point where women can afford to pay for their own meals, but restaurants and movies are still expensive enough to add up. Another thing that can used as an example is how easy it is at the moment for gay men and women to find partners. I have a few gay guy friends. They have active dating lives and basically all spend their spare time gaming. Gay men are rarely lonely, because the social situaions they put themselves in essentially surrounds them with potential partners. Also, a falling birthrate does not equal a falling society, whoever put that idea into your mind needs to reevaluate how flexible society is. We have plenty of failsafes for a decline in population growth. In fact, its probably better in the long run that we consume less of our resources. Let the planet catch up to our unfettered consumption a bit. The only ones who benefit from an endlessly increasing population, are the people who want us at eachother's throats constantly. When there is a surplus of people, they compete with eachother for the sake of the business, but for capitalism to work, it needs to be the opposite. They need to compete with eachother for us.

[@jerromelovelock4085]

As someone who’s 22 but pretty much never had or used any social media I’ve noticed the effects it’s has on alot of my friends growing up. From body-dismorphia to losing mental health over celebrity drama, I’m not saying it’s the only reason but for those of you who are spending 2+ hours a day scrolling through social media I encourage u to use that time to talk to those close to u, go on a walk or to the gym, or just enjoy a hobby u have, You’ll thank yourself for it eventually ❤

[@Frequencyyy]

2 hours is rookie numbers, I fear 😂

[@SawsePapi]

but you watch anime thats worse than social media use

[@archkys]

Some people dont have friends or people close to them yk

[@BigKnecht]

Yeah the ecenomic downfall of the wests middle class is due to people reading social media. Sure Get real you absolute clown.

[@TaiAngel01]

​@GenuineGrowth7 It's 2023 you're grossly wrong with that view. Seems pretty obvious you watch it too.

[@celladoor_uk]

Legacy actually does matter. Caring about your legacy is a great way to make things matter in a world where they don't inherently matter.

[@davec3618]

I'm a millennial, Gen x and the boomers took everything and left nothing on the plate

[@geistakageist2932]

I'm gen x, and I lived out on the streets most my life without parents caring where i was as long as I got to bed at night. If I wanted something I had to do jobs for it. Our parents didn't involve themselves in our school life or teach us shit, we just figured it out. I didn't go to university/college, I chose the arts and music... which after 20 years failed me so took a blue collar job I don't care about. But me and my wife saved and saved till we had enough to put a deposit on our 400k home. My gen z son has everything he ever asked for, we constantly involve ourselves in his education, I talk to him about is online interests, I game with him and we have taken him on travels around the world. (I got to go from the UK to spain a few times) he's been to 9 european countries, 3 asia, USA twice. He has money we saved for him for his first home. But we Gen x took everything? We just worked fecking hard at jobs we don't want. You think you deserve happiness rather than making your own.

[@rosssivertson6339]

Nobody is implying you didn't but it's much harder then even that for kids today to achieve the same.

[@Falariel455]

It's difficult to not have this mentality when I can afford less than my parents at my age (24) while I'm making 90k / year while they were working jobs that didn't require education. Even while trying and getting kinda successful (i'm in the top 10% income earner in the 25-30 age group) I still struggle I can't afford shit. A really mortgage for a small house is like 75% of my net salary and that's without the city taxes and all the other expenses. So while yes my generation can try to do better, a lot of people start to think it's not worth it since it's still not enough to be able to afford what our parent could have with a minimum wage job, even if you are successful.

[@Cyber-Rain]

Where do you live at? California or New York?

[@0shawhat]

Yeah, that's why a lot of people, like millennials in particular, are moving to the Midwest. Houses are cheaper there

[@paro2210]

@@michaelowen633 That will do 1 thing, raise the rent/house prices in that area. I live in Norway and there are very few places with actual low house prices, and the places that does have affordable houses, are places with 50 people, and the closest store being 2h away.

[@hollow3d]

Need to move bro. Don’t live in big ass cities.

[@KratostheThird]

@@hollow3d Don't live in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle or Los Angeles. Trying to get a home in any of these places is like giving up your arms and your legs to pay for expensive medical bills. Find a place with more affordable housing. Do some research on the types of jobs available. Seek out and work a trade. Going to university for a fancy piece of paper is a complete waste of time. Not only that, but you're going to be paying $10,000 - 100,000 worth of student debt, which basically eliminates your disposable income along with all the bills and expenses you have to pay regularly.

[@dany_shev]

Finally asmon comes out as boomer with his “people don’t work hard enough”

[@lilramennoodle8056]

He forgets he gave himself to the internet and became irl goblin

[@ec5838]

Man you missed the point entirely. He specifically (and correctly) said that most people don't put in the work necessary to better themselves. People work hard all the time grinding shitty jobs, then they go home jerk off and play video games rather than bettering themselves. You gotta put in more effort than the bare minimum otherwise you are guaranteed to lose in life, because like Asmonbald also said... no one gives a shit about you but yourself.

[@impulsikk3815]

Says the guy that reacts to the work of other youtubers and has editors make his videos for him. Then he has to take a week off because he had a doctor's appointment that made him leave the house for an hour.

[@igorkorotkov1247]

I mean, as he said, if you have 24k tweets/lvl100 diablo character/speedrun in a videogame and complaining you dont have time to learn new skills to get a better job - it is your fault your life isn't improving

[@squidward8125]

​@@impulsikk3815 what is your point

[@Riddle_wright]

I used to be that way with lower end jobs. And now I’ve found myself comfortable with a middle class job. I would consider myself in this group of a doomer even though I’m 29 and well off Something you said was we are teaching ourself learned helplessness and i couldn’t agree more. We have the knowledge to fell a tree but we never have felled a tree, instead we tell everybody else on social media “The right way to fell a tree” We do this because we fear taking a step forward and we’ve found complacency in societies capability to provide us bread from a grocery store.

[@bongjutsu3489]

These are massive societal problems and when you bring them up or complain about it suddenly it becomes your personal problem and or failure and you have to solve it on your own because the people at the top sure as hell are not gonna do anything about it. If you blame people for something they have no power over is it really that surprising if their reaction is to give up?

[@SweetPhil]

I'm not gen Z but as for the doctor, I always think if it worth losing money from taking time off of work and then paying $50 copay just to walk in the door. That's with health insurance. "Could this kill me now or in the future" is essentially my threshold. Context, from United states.

[@thekraken4886]

Yep

[@unixtreme]

Yeah exactly Asmon tends to be a bit off base in these topics. He's very close to having good takes but he's too far removed from real struggle.

[@jaton206]

Yeah he doesnt know what its like

[@tr1k716]

Remember tomorrow's going to be a better day, that's how you survive it's going to be better tomorrow, hopefully ?

[@jaton206]

"You will own nothing and you will be happy"

[@demetter7936]

I'm a doomer because I was born with a severe facial abnormality that caused society to ostracize me to the point that I developed little to no social skills during the most important developmental years of my life, therefore I'm unable to connect with people in my adulthood due to crippling anxiety and an inability to articulate myself.

[@livanwong677]

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[@demetter7936]

@@livanwong677 10 years of bullying taught me I'm very ugly, I don't need to be reminded further by randoms online.

[@allenwarfield]

if its any consolation, people suck regardless if you're ugly or not. If you had that experience of being close enough to them, you'd see that its childhood played at larger scales over and over again because the human conscious is so limited. We are only slightly sophisticated monkey's afterall.

[@demetter7936]

@@allenwarfield I honestly don't even care about being attractive, I'd just like to look normal, at least then I could work on my personality to make up for it, but nothing can make up for the way I look. I'm immediately judged by everyone I meet and that stays with them.

[@chanter3978]

@@demetter7936 work hard, make a lot of money, and get surgery. It’s worth a shot.

[@gilmarmaia89]

That was a great video. Thank you.

[@y_magaming9798]

I got the perfect title "out of touch millionaire tells you what's wrong with you" lol

[@primalzacama1867]

Always love the starving children analogy. "Oh someone has it worse, so you shouldn't complain." Machines are not building houses, they aren't mechanics, they aren't repair techs, but they are making art and music, writing scripts and code... Machines aren't removing the back-breaking jobs. In the United States, a person must be aged 35 or over to serve as president. To be a senator, a person must be aged 30 or over. To be a Representative, a person must be aged 25 or older. This is specified in the U.S. Constitution. Voting has no power and we have no power to change things ourselves, so we choose to influence our friends and family who ARE old enough to make a difference. It's not exactly giving up, it's using the only power we do have at our age.

[@Tommy-vb9gv]

Also if AI does remove back breaking jobs, where does those salaries go? Straight into companies pockets.

[@datguy8296]

Maybe those who mocked the coal miners when they lost their jobs with shit like " just learn to code" can have a taste of their own medicine for once.

[@lulu_TheWitchBoy]

God I hate when people bring up “someone has it worse”hearing those words just makes your mentality get even worse, bc now you’re gonna start believing that you are worthless, and that your feelings are meaningless. Your feelings are not irrelevant. Is okay for you to share your struggles.

[@skylinefever]

@@lulu_TheWitchBoy Nobody should be happier, someone's life can be happier.

[@KingGinger101]

My takeaway from this video: I'm worthless, and I don't want to be here anymore. I genuinely see no future that I want to live for. I do nothing and am nothing, I wish I was never born.

[@one_bone_4_life647]

Not your fault. Western societies hat3s m3n. That's why it's like this

[@polisguard5714]

Arrowheads

[@1roxyfan491]

That's the devil speaking to you.

[@davidspencer343]

I used to be incredibly depressed in ny 20s. Life was an endless procession of meaningless days. Now im in my 30s. I go thru the motions. Everythings still meaningless it just doesnt make me as sad anymore. Now instead of crippling depression im almost never sad OR happy. Which feels like a win

[@MrInquisitor7]

At 22:10 I agree with Asmon that sometimes we let ourselves focus on the high ideals at times when we need to be focusing on what we "need" to focus on at the present. Having said that without high ideals or goals humans all tend toward entropy, taking things for granted and tending o only ourselves. As in most things in life there is a need for "balance" in how we approach all the avenues in life we deal with. There is a higher and better way to live otherwise we would not have all the problems we have in this life.

[@Gakusangi]

I had the same kind of breakdown when I first went to college. I've grown past this though, I've matured and developed and managed to get myself in a better position to steadily work on REALISTIC goals that help my life feel more fulfilling. I'm not surprised by this mindset, because it's natural for a lot of people at the stage in their lives, after high school, no longer children anymore and realizing only then that they're not really sure where they're going or how to get where they want to go. At the same time, I think it hits harder today for younger people because they're fed the entire time they're growing up that you should be overtly ambitious while constantly getting rewarded just for participating. So when real life hits after that and no-one could give a crap about your ambitions and won't validate you for doing your job beyond paying you your wages, it can be a bit of a brutal blow. I can say that, in my personal experience, you do get past this if you keep working at it.

[@PhillipArnold-jf5vz]

Asmon must be crazy, all the optimistic stuff he listed will starve/kill off the impoverished class.

[@brothermatatoe]

I think this mindset is a part of life. Happiness is an endless pursuit, and I'll never stop chasing it. That being said, I am awfully withdrawn from society and it has helped me tremendously with finding purpose and meaning in my life.

[@R0cketRed]

Here's the main issue that causes this in a nut shell: there is a real sense of hopelessness. This is mainly bc the rate of which prices have increased for everything, wages have not increased at nearly the same rate. Meaning your making maybe 50% more but things cost 150% more. That right there is the mic drop biggest reason, sure there's also the fact of the top 5% of the best looking males and females getting the majority of the sexual attention that also contributes caused from social media. The biggest thing tho is that if you feel there's little to no hope of living a life like you were led to believe i.e. in the 1950-1990s Era, get out of school, get decent paying job, get house, get family... then your way more likely to just say F it.

[@zeroinblack7317]

The ending was perfect. Improve you and then improve the world. Thats all we can do.

[@primarybufferpanel9939]

Clean your room, yep

[@warsongAro]

That bs, you guys act like there is a force field that prevents these system to impact your life. That's not true, If you give up on changing the system you're just a loser. Improving yourself is not enougth

[@primarybufferpanel9939]

@@warsongAro Improve yourself then the world. Did you miss the second part? That doesn't mean improve the world only once you have a house, 2.5 kids and make 200k a year. It means once you learn how to feel happier in yourself then you can help others. You'll never stop learning and growing but you need to figure out how to do that in a healthy way first. You can't grumble your way to a better life.

[@dariusissobel5470]

i just do the first part,improve my self...i dont give shit about the world. Fuck that. Why i should care about the world or other people and their stupid lives,fuck them. i wasnt born for them.

[@starcrawler77]

rightoid jordanesk bullshit fairy tales. do you also subscribe to hustler university?

[@just_a_turtle_chad]

Once you begin to perceive that the game is rigged, continuing to play makes no sense. The real challenge becomes finding another game to play, to creating your own.

[@hoang2312]

nice try copy pasta the top comment from the original video

[@dasunguy]

Sometimes the only winning move is not to play the game.

[@gubnillec]

So you live in your mom's basement for the rest of your life

[@hoang2312]

@@BigRobot69 well hey that's just the way it is

[@vermiiiiion]

@@gubnillecso you patronise people who are suffering? stay silent if you have no value to provide.

[@ThedGrill]

my first boss was such a nice person, that I had 77h overtime hours after my first 3 months of working in a callcenter, because of me beeing sick for 3 days. Me being young and naive, I talked to her when I came back and she was like: if you wanna make a good impression you can work on saturdays too. Me doing exactly that for 3 weeks sacrificing my saturdays, and just after the last weekend, she was like: Ay ay guys, now you all have to work on saturdays for the next 2 months. ( because a seasonal peak was coming where we all had no saturdays off.. So yeah, how to not become a doomer these days? Never start worknig in a callcenter, worst experiences ever. Not every is like that. But ppl expect you to do so much that is not in the contract. we also had to work 9h on every monday, which also wasnt in the contract. And obviously I also had no choice, cuz I am from a poor family and couldnt afford studing.

[@thegreatest9578]

Man, i really needed to hear that, thank you Asmon

[@t-yoonit]

There's a few key things to note here. Unless it diectly affects you, stop giving a shit what other people do and have. They might look okay on the outside like they have everything, but everyone is figting some kinda battle and they can probably relate to you. Myself included. Stop giving a shit what people think about you. You don't need to go to college and have a degree to be successful and/or happy. You can start a small business, learn a trade and make six figures without a formal education. Eventually, yes, you will probably benefit from some sort of business management training or education, but it's not 100% necessary. I barely passed highschool. I failed and had to repeat english. I didn't continue education after that. I started changing oil in a hole in the ground for $7/hr in 2009. I made minimum wage all the way through the great recession. At times I was contributing more to bills than my occasionally laid off parents. We lost the house anyways. We lived in a camper year round, rain, shine, snow. With foam board taped around the bottom in the winter so the shitter tank and water pipes didn't freeze. For years. 4 of us. In a 32 foot travel trailer. With a bunk room in the back for my grown ass self and my sister. We had to share a closet the size of a cupboard. My parents lived the camper life into their 60s before finally having the house come off their credit history and allowing them to rent an apartment in 2022. 10 years after losing their house. Now? I have a wife, two kids of my own, an 1800 square foot 4 bedroom house, a two stall garage, a camper, a boat, a late model truck, jeep, and two other cars, and no debt besides the mortgage. I used all those shit experiences and learned why they happened and didn't repeat those choices. I didnt live at my means. I lived under them. I didn't use credit cards to make ends meet. I didnt run out and lease a brand new vehicle ad soon as I was able to afford the payments and get a new lease as soon as the current one was up. I bought an old ass truck and drove that bitch into the ground for 10 years. I learned how to fix that shit myself and save a fuck ton of money. I paid my rent for months ahead and used the extra in that time to save a small down payment. I took a mortgage and bought a house in an area that allowed me to pull a loan with zero down. I bust my fucking ass to make the money I do. Its not easy. There's days that fucking suck. But I got a roof over my head, I got a a family, and I have a work ethic and experience that allows me to basically never be without employment and skills that allow me to strike out on my own should I get sick of working for someone else.

[@user-lv8qn2mv3b]

I think the biggest reason why we care about how this abstract thing called "society" is gonna think about us, is because our whole lives depends on things that came from other people. If we all live on an island alone like "Castaway", then we wouldn't care, but we do live with other people, so we feel we often powerless.

[@motive7475]

You have to depend on people to survive. Who’s going to build the infrastructure? Other people. Whose going to teach you how to hunt? Other people. Who’s going to teach you about agriculture? Other people. You wouldn’t survive on that island without other people. Internet connectivity? Your going to need other people to build the network.

[@user-lv8qn2mv3b]

@@motive7475 Yeah, that's what I am saying. Individuals are powerless, and we know that

[@user-lv8qn2mv3b]

@@AceStrife Damn, so no way out. We would have Wilson on island.

[@csguy3223]

I’m so sick of hearing rich social media influencers say “you can teach yourself any skill you want with free resources online.” Sure, you can. But good luck getting a job with “well I read the wikihow” or “I watched a youtube tutorial” or “I took a course online”. You won’t get a job. Nobody will hire you.

[@leonardocosta6038]

Been working since 2018 from learning web dev. Let's change that mentality bro

[@shinobikun7349]

I lived bellow the misery line as a kid, my dad abandoned my mom and I, but nothing stopped me from working on humble jobs until I could buy a PC and teach myself to code, now I'm definitely not rich or millionaire, but I have my own car and house, If I can you can too my friend, don't give up. Use this pain as motivation to improve your life wherever you can and things will change for you

[@meibesmurfn3168]

I have always been curious to see how streamers with any level of success start to do when no one is watching them anymore and the new wave of streamers takes over. Hope they have good financial management considering the skill sets they don’t have.

[@smorevids]

Hot tub streamers might be screwed but a lot of streamers have taken up the skills it takes to run companies. They won't easily go bankrupt.

[@meibesmurfn3168]

@@smorevids they didn’t go to business school, they hired someone who did, I doubt most of them even know how taxes even work, because they also hired someone for that. But I hear what your saying, they had someone tell them this is what you should do with your money, nothing wrong with that, but that doesn’t mean they have applicable world skills necessary outside of the money they made

[@musashi542]

@@smorevids you really dumb down the act of running a company this low

[@meibesmurfn3168]

@@debourmom yea this is more likely, this is all pretty new stuff in modern society, we will be able to see what happens to these types of people we’ve been watching pretty soon, at least we know asmond can survive on $2 steak 😂

[@pgame20]

@@meibesmurfn3168 As someone with an MBA from a top 10 program, I can confidently state it's trading 100k for 2 years of drinking and a network. Any driven person can achieve the same knowledge base with a library card and a 3 month supply of adderall. The only thing they're missing out on is the network. As far as running a company? Cake. "Business savvy" is a myth, and a heavily propagated one. The vast majority is common sense. The rest is accounting.

[@TheBubbRubb]

"despair is born only out of hope, but it is difficult for people to live completely without hope. which means that people can do nothing but live with despair" doomer here this helped me alot with depression.

[@pun15h3r.]

its kinda funny that "a rnd guy on the internet" has more brain than my local politician... wow asmon.. very good points made, awesome video!

[@ppimtx]

The issue is that early 20 year olds have lead a life of instant gratification up to this point. On demand shows, social media, door dash, short form videos. Everything is now now now. Life progression is slow and arduous. You have to put in work. You don’t get a participation house. That’s not to say it isn’t harder these days with inflation, but it’s still doable. You can’t door dash a house, or on demand a career. Hard work and perseverance pays off. I’m 43 and in my career with a good job and I have a townhouse because houses in Texas are expensive as fuck.

[@Blade23445]

I agree with most of this. But in my particular situation (of course, this doesn't apply to everyone nor will I say it does). I don't have that ability/course of action to change for the better. Knowledge can only get you so far. I know this because I have enough knowledge, at least I'd like to think, for people to believe I'm much older than I truly am. I've been told this many times in the past. Knowledge only gets you so far in life. However, one thing I've learned through my constant pursuit of knowledge is that having the knowledge to do something doesn't mean shit to anybody. Even when you try to help others because of your knowledge. I can tell you every single little aspect of tons of different things because I'm on a constant pursuit. But here I am, a 21 year old living at their parents' house with no way to get into town, no money for gas when I can get into town and no job available for me to work even when I can afford it. It's a literal hell. Now, I'm not denying online jobs. But most of which you at least need a diploma for. Something I don't have because of depression and several other mental issues that I face actively on a day to day basis that I barely even trust very specific people to know about. My life has, and probably will be, a living hell. Between anxiety, depression, AD/HD, DiD, among others, I'm probably not aware of. Whereas the assistance I need to help me get on the right track? I'm from the U.S. I can't go to college even though my biggest passion is to be a mechanical engineer, and I can't get the medical or psychological help I need because I can't afford it, I can't even afford to get my GED but I have such massive aspirations that feel extremely close yet I have 0 means to actually pull them off, that's even while knowing 100% that if I were given the opportunity I'd know I'd be able to succeed. It truly pisses me off, especially being that while in school. Every single last attempt I made to get into any sort of engineering class (literally ever) has always been shot down or changed. My senior year, I was forced into a class basically completely isolated. That was the year I gave up. Halfway through, I had 1 semester left. Only 4 classes. Math, History, English, and Science. That was all. I was 4 months ahead of schedule until the teacher told me specifically that if I finish early, she'll just assign more of the same thing I already have passed. My thoughts at that point, especially since the technical college I was going to, wouldn't let me into Sec+ learning because I couldn't pass domain testing in Net+ because I'm horrible with networking theory caused me to just leave all of it. I'm a 2-time high-school dropout with a year and a half of IT experience involving ITF+, A+, and Net+, and yet I live with my parents unable to afford anything because not only will nobody hire me because I lack true IT "qualifications" (certifications,) college, or even a diploma. I hate my life. I was denied what I wanted to truly do and what I truly have an extreme passion for every single fucking opportunity I was able to have it. So I just stopped caring. About everything. Even though things look up, I still feel a massive sense of dread. Like something is constantly missing throughout my life. I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to end myself constantly on an everyday basis. Even when I'm happy, I know it's worthless. Living my life on a complete lie that things will get better. I've begged my father to help but, he just throws 20 or so dollars at me telling me to go get something I'd like rather than giving me actual proper advice/options to further advance my life back on track to where it should be. I could detail you every aspiration I have in my mind down to an exact science at this point, yet nobody is willing to give me a proper chance. That's why I have the doomer mentality, not because I strive for something different. But because I'm quite literally forced into it.

[@Majorox]

People really need to talk more about this stuff. Spread it around. Get other people thinkin. Itd really do us some good.

[@henrivi330]

I love the quote: "... I never got a call back. Yeah, the economy sucked. But so did I!" So much conviction on that last part hahaha.

[@Dak1549]

Dang, Asmon dropping some real truths in this one. Nicely done.

[@Nickulator]

Asmon is right when he says that nobody cares about you. Unfortunately he is too oblivious to have any real insight on the rest of this stuff, seeing as he can only speak from his own experience and that doesn't apply to every single person in the world, not even the majority as he so rightfully claims. The truth is you can do everything right and try at every opportunity to improve your own life and still fail. That's where the doomer mentality stems from, not from a lack of trying but from a lack of success.

[@nencrows_4580]

Pretty much true. Only thing worse than not trying is trying and still failing over and over again.

[@ninakore]

No one is handed success on a silver platter. The people who dont keep trying until they do, if you choose to give up you’ll fail every time anyway. You’re trapped by your own feeling of disappointment.

[@nencrows_4580]

@@ninakore Why does everybody keep saying this. Most people are fully aware of this. That's not the point. The point is that trying and failing is soul crushing. Everybody has a limit before they give up. That line is only used for those people that don't try in the first place, which is in the minority.

[@TheDoc_K]

@@nencrows_4580 As a person who has tried and failed many, many times. "No one is handed success on a silver platter."

[@Ryan83728]

ive been overlooked for jobs im fully qualified for, with personal reccomendations from people working there , and the explanation i can think of would be descrimination. Other jobs Im one of thousand of resumes being filtered through A.I scanning keywords and some middle aged lady HR. other opportunities ive been screwed out of because of other peoples insecurity, personal feelings or politics. On the few interviews ive had the manager or supervisor seemed to be completely unqualified and unprofessional. I dont know how someone makes 6 figures , reads my resume and asks me if I played sports in highschool because I apparently didnt give enough proof of teamwork ability by saying i was in the military for 6 years. (this isnt even a point about not reading my resume, I already talked about my military career in my interview, either they are braindead or equate military experience to summercamp/prison) I think a lot of college "educated" people descriminate against veterans

[@kool1joe]

Can't wait to hear Asmon the millionaire talk about how people should pull themselves up by their bootstraps lol

[@erikhendrickson59]

​@@iminumst7827 "reacting to KZbin videos" Someone spends 300 hours writing, filming and editing a 30 minute video. Asmongold then spends 2 1/2 hours "reacting to" that video and making more money than the person who actually created it.

[@lynxesexe2837]

Asmongold got lucky, that's undeniable, but as someone who isn't lucky and works his ass off and is not rich, I can tell you, what he's saying is true.

[@erikhendrickson59]

@@lynxesexe2837 Look at all the "react" videos on this channel. Not a single one of them even links to the original creator's content.

[@lynxesexe2837]

@@erikhendrickson59 He shows the title of the video, in fact he often says or spends a little while to talk about who made the video... I find that more visible than putting a link the description and staying quiet about it.

[@greywolf9783]

I almost became one as a 16 yo but I saw my family pushing me forward to succeed and kept going

[@kylespratt4419]

Giving up is the easy option. Not caring is easier than caring and failing.

[@koks49045]

You can't really teach yourself to be mechanic and things that you can teach yourself very well like coding/languages, the jobs that requires these skills are very much saturated. Getting a good job is very much about luck, also your networking/genes plays an important role.

[@SchandorfTeal]

Also a lot of places dont give a shit how good you are if you didn't go to school for it first.

[@ascrassin]

@@SchandorfTeal even if you got to school, it doesn't matter if you don't have professional experience. (yes I know needing professional experience, to gain professional experience is a vicious cycle. But until someone decide to give you a change that what you are stuck with)

[@oKeNSchWarZo]

Tools to cope with being a pointless drone in society? OH BOY, TELL ME MORE!

[@SunLovinSolaire]

Asmond’s Rant at 4:00 literally describes several people I know.

[@JA-vz1nl]

The comments in the stream when you were digging in had me rolling with things like "OKAY YOU CAN STOP NOW" and "TOO REAL" lol You gotta remember you're mostly an entertainer to your audience, they want an escape from their credit card debts and 27% car loans, not be reminded of them

[@attilazimler1614]

Guy funny, he's telling that people are not taking responsibility, then advertises a thing, where you shortcut and don't take responsibility :D

[@MasterTSayge]

Basically this video is saying " Pick yourself by your bootstraps"

[@BreckThePanther]

"You have access to the best education on the internet, you can teach yourself any skill, but instead you are teaching yourself to be mad at the world." said Asmongold. I feel like he just spoke directly to me.

[@roddy864]

The issue that Asmongold isn't understanding is that those learned skills aren't valued as they were in the past. For instance, several co-workers loved to repair and fixup cars. However, a mechanic pay isn't what they used to be compared to the 80s-90s. Now that the information is free and available, practically every learned skill was devalued.

[@Tidalley]

@@roddy864 There's also how even with the internet, some people struggle to get as much out as they put in with just the _free_ learning materials out there. So they need to pay for expensive tutoring to compensate... But for those who don't have that money? Shit out of luck.

[@Sald8Trin]

@@roddy864then learn the useful ones, look for what market needs. Obviously learning how to build a wheelbarrow won’t be useful for the world full of ev’s

[@jth_printed_designs]

@@roddy864 Yes, but it also means you don't have to spend your money on a mechanic, electrician, plumber, roofer, etc. You can easily learn how to do it all on your own so if you can't make as much money you can save a lot of money because you can do everything yourself. It's a double edged sword.

[@lynxesexe2837]

​@@roddy864It depends on what skills you teach yourself. If you teach yourself how to prepare great burgers the chances of working with Gordon Ramsay are slim, if you teach yourself programming you could get a decently paying job.

[@aarongeorge347]

This comment section is full of examples of where I think this mindset comes from: there are a ton of theory crafters in here saying "o no you wouldn't be able to do that" and "that's not how life works" But like... you're probably 20. You don't actually know how life works yet. No one does 100%, but the key to slowly figuring it out is TRYING (and 99% of the time failing). The actual experience of trying and failing is 1000x better than the experience of juat saying, "na that won't work." By trying and failing, you walk away with a tangible source of knowledge and experience from which you can build confidence. The only pointless thing you can actually do is nothing. And, to me, this particular form of doing nothing stems from avoiding failure at all costs, which paradoxically guarantees it.

[@megadesu69]

Just remember, the people who do great (and terrible) things for the world have high ideals themselves. Without such strong convictions, it's difficult to have the motivation to do anything more than the bare minimum.

[@axelfond8317]

You mean narcissistic personality sure

[@philippedupontblais2579]

Do you remember all the people that have high ideals of themselves but didnt do anything?

[@kogorun]

@Drak976 That's the ticket, they weren't really that different. But Ivan lost his wars, while Peter won his, and that completely changes the narrative and optics around them.

[@InsertWaffle]

@@axelfond8317 it's min-maxing ego. maxed out ego is just narcissism

[@skippe3rskippe3r75]

Asmon has some God damn good advice on those serious topics. And he is not afraid to say it straight to the point. He understands the mind of the people. Realy inspiring.

[@arrestfauci287]

Well said🍻

[@bmoosetx]

Truth. I think people need to realize that as he said "No one cares about you." You have to do things for yourself, the government, world, the person next to you on the bus. Don't care. Nobody cares about you do some stuff for yourself. I'm in my early 40s this isn't a "zoomer" thing I gave up a long time ago. But make no mistake it's not a "doomer" mindset it's just the way the world works.

[@dialup5583]

Gamer gremlin: the most grounded millionaire

[@nines1159]

How is saying, "Sounds like a personal problem." with more words, 'god damn good advice', understanding the mind of the people, and 'realy inspiring'? Asmon really preaching to some kind of audience I guess.

[@Lonely.Ghoul_]

@@nines1159 pretty much, they think that theyre high minded people and different but really they're just another subsection of viewers on the internet that just says whatever they believe is right is the truth while putting others down. The usual