Society Is Collapsing

[@LivingFree]

Hit that thumbs up folks. It's really easy to do. I know it sounds like a lot of work, but I assure you it's not. And it's free!

[@rvingkeepitrolling8797]

@@LivingFree I always do Mike with a small channel myself I don't understand people who don't sub or hit like yet watches my videos it's like 50% not subbed.

[@1sillygirl380]

@@rvingkeepitrolling8797 I hit the 👍before I even watch.....duh it's right there. Takes less effort to thumbs up than to watch the video first. 😂

[@rvingkeepitrolling8797]

@@1sillygirl380 I do the same thing makes sense to me.

[@BillyTheKid_Norwood]

Love you Man...because why...cause you like Freedom

[@rushing2travel351]

A great deal of the seeds planted in the 1960’s are being harvested today. That’s not taking responsibility away from each and every individual. It’s just the facts.

[@chuckhardy6164]

I turn 65 tomorrow and everything I was taught they now say is wrong. I say they are full of crap.

[@notanomad9320]

I agree and disagree. 1st off I completely agree that society seems be unraving, witness the many young people who would rather steal and rob rather than work. Then we see so many homeless in our cities that I never once saw when I grew up in the 60's. Part of it is economic but a lot of it is due to drug addiction and mental illness. My wife and I are comfortable retired boomers but we worked our whole lives living below our means and now we can finally enjoy ourselves. KZbin might be a good side hustle but for most creators, it's not going to pay the bills.

[@drfrankenstein4127]

You had some good points but I’d say the younger generations don’t want to work . Won’t push through the struggle like past generations. Wake up in your late 20’s in a dead end job is on you , not anyone else. Plenty of good jobs for those willing to work hard for it. It’s just easier to complain about your “hard” situation.

[@bobsmithers]

They are fully aware the system is stacked against them.

[@carnomadguy2941]

I have 2 kids in their mid to late 20's and agree that the average wage earner today cannot afford housing, transportation, good food, etc. As a cusp boomer myself(born in 1961), we were just trying to do the best we could in that era. Just like generations that came before us. We weren't trying to destroy the future for the next generations. Try growing up in the great depression like my grandparents did, they could have easily blamed the people of the roaring 20's for their plight, but they didn't they pushed on and had backbones. These things run in cycles. The pendulum will swing back and there will be a correction.

[@sumyunguy777]

I agree with you, Mike. Things are definitely getting worse, and a lot of your points are spot on. I dont understand why people get mad as you are just expressing an opinion as a whole. The soft skin of people who can't listen to someone's opinion without taking things personal and getting immediately mad is staggering.

[@Keefurzturf]

You speak truths. Truth is the opposite of fiction. This is why society is topsy- turvey. There is only one truth, and the world can not agree on just one. Your purpose here is a truth. Speak it from the mountain tops Mike!!! I'm a saved boomer and I love to hear truths and share truths. Most importantly live the truths that are spoken by those that know the way the truth and the life!

[@kevindolan2050]

Mike get a job,shower and whatever else you are doing and life will workout for you

[@Time-is-short-get-ready]

100% Agree!

[@TheGrimFoot]

I turn 29 in a few months. I noticed the collapse about 8 years ago and started preparing for it heavily.

[@garycoon6057]

I'm a Baby Boomer born in 62, graduated high school into an economy that offered very few well paying jobs in 1981. I overcame Foreclosures, drug addiction and homelessness. I lived in a pick up truck w/shell for about 5 years (we were not called "Nomads" back then) I eventually went to trade school, got a skill and was making 6 figures by the mid 90s. Point is I RESENT THE BLAME that is put on my generation by others!! Life Sucks Sometimes but you keep plowing ahead. Blaming others is not going to solve anything. And If you want change, maybe get a skill and a job going forward instead of living in the desert doing very little to change your situation.

[@chiliman321lb]

well said...totally agree!

[@lk2207]

Us Boomers didn't have the Internet to "ROT" our brains!!!!!!

[@LivingFree]

Then what happened? Was it the drugs?

[@CesarNostradamus-wj9uq]

Boomers spend the same amount of time watching the original brainwashing tool, I mean TV media, as younger people use the internet brainwashing tool voluntary. If can be used for education.

[@mariobotelho32]

Totally agree. From the outside we have a different perspective.

[@ImnotChuck.]

Blaming others for our failures is easy; taking responsibility for ourselves is hard.

[@chiliman321lb]

THIS!!

[@anandrew6641]

He's not blaming, he's just observing reality.

[@nancychapa1425]

Your saying the truth Your Right Mike

[@grahamsfarmportugal2022]

Just frozen..... let it go let it go can't f it up anymore let it go 😂😂😂

[@stuartfielding6608]

"Left leaning folks push kindness over morality"..spot on Brotherman.

[@ronthewanderer1452]

as a baby boomer raising a a family the late 70s jobs were plentyful but high paying jobs were not. You had to work your way up over time. Interest rate were 9.5% for a 30 year mortgage .There are plenty of jobs out there if you want to work and improve yourself but everyone now a days wants everything not work for there future

[@_clownworld]

you're completely out of touch. and i mean that in the nicest way possible.

[@grammakat9154]

@@_clownworld Times have changed, yes, but these people are simple explaining how hard they and to work to get what they got. Nothing was just given to us, our parents couldn't afford to, plus they wanted to teach us to work for what you want.

[@_clownworld]

@@grammakat9154 no amount of hard work will make up for a collapsing currency. boomers dont get it.

[@DSGLABEL]

40 years of wage stagnation and rising costs. You can't keep up. That's why men are giving up. Millions of men. They all can't be wrong....

[@willcal3679]

your delusional

[@Jesus_Saves_Believers]

I have had 2 college textbooks, one fine art and another architecture, say that art has gradually become profoundly less brilliant.

[@HackTeamUSA]

In my terms! Hell of a history teller. Good thoughts and view Mike, much agreement!

[@billbradley2480]

It’s a controlled society collapse! Part of their reset process. God has a reset button too. Malachi 4:1-3

[@truthiscriminal]

Straight up! You know what's up.

[@janehilt1376]

All planned by the NWO

[@RobertSmith-tq6mf]

Very well put !

[@GardenerEarthGuy]

You deserve a ten cent hamburger for taking time from your busy day to share your views.

[@Eric12358]

Why are women going to and graduating from college at a much greater rate than men now? Where is that leading to?

[@judysmith6114]

Oh my!!!

[@1sillygirl380]

I'm a boomer and none of that fell at my feet. I had struggles in my youth and it has followed me in retirement. I wasn't part of the free love movement. I did passionately care about the future and where the children of the future would land as I do now. I've always been a worker bee as were my parents. The fact that a billionaire pops up every minute which is unbelievable to me. I agree with everything you mention. But fault doesn't fall at every baby boomers feet and certainly not many people I know who are in my situation. I like this video.

[@1weatherham]

Mike.... your a wandering bafon hermit... stay out there...😮

[@LivingFree]

you're* & bafoon

[@unclebrenton4530]

Peace

[@bobgoodwin1032]

I believe that there is good and bad in every generation, I am a boomer , but worked hard all my life , and now inflation has taken much of my retirement money. But i still pay my bills and debts . I work part time to help my family and get a few extras, the robots are taking over many jobs ., God Help us !

[@Eric12358]

Reagan began the downfall. He slashed taxes on the richest which began the extreme wealth gap we have today. The high wealth gap leads to greater social instability.

[@farcohollis1369]

Wrong!

[@Eric12358]

@@farcohollis1369 it's been proven that countries with higher wealth gaps have more social problems.

[@farcohollis1369]

@@Eric12358 Wrong again! Reagan saved America from failed Carter policies much like Biden’s today! I lived it! My situation GREATLY improved under Reagan’s terms!

[@Eric12358]

@@farcohollis1369 so you should know Reagan slashed the taxes on the rich from 70- to 25% which tripled the national debt at that time. And began the destruction of the middle class.

[@raybonecrusher4516]

Building a future starts with the individual. You can build yourself by experience and education. My generation didn't believe in borrowing money. The interest rates were high and if your smart you would save for your needs and only purchase your wants if they were affordable. Most females went into the work force because inflation required more money than the average man could earn to be middle class. The wants were borrowed money purchases, once they were in debt far enough, they were trapped. If you monitor inflation you will find that wages don't keep up taxes or inflation. The day is coming that social programs run by the government will be the law and provider for the people of this fine nation. In the last 3 years the retired boomers have lost 30% + in buying power, in other words they can kiss 30% of their nest egg good by forever.

[@nancychapa1425]

💛🌼💛

[@captain8642]

Please tell us how great your generation is ......

[@LivingFree]

You again? Must have really hit a nerve. Which is exactly what I confronted in this video ahead of time. :-)

[@robertgoodin4535]

Dude, When I was 25 ( in 1970 ) I was working on the railroad catching runs when the older guys took a day off. The minimum wage at that time was 2.25 / hour maybe ). I thought I was doing good working 12 hours away from home and making 50 bucks. I lived in a boarding houses and cheap hotels most of the time. I usually only had 10 bucks for food on most overnight trips. Born in the early fifties I think I’m a boomer and feel lucky to still be above the ground. And you know I was 70 when I clocked out the last time. And in no way a rich man.

[@LivingFree]

I'm not sure I said in any video Robert, that some boomers didn't have it rough. I just stated that the wages were great, houses were cheap and the food was real. And now, all these decades later with the boomers having been in charge. The food is poison, houses are out of reach for youngins, and the cost of living is ridiculous. They managed to turn the US into 3rd world in one generation. And STILL in power making it worse while sucking out any last bits of freedom and quality before they go. Leaving rot and decay in their path. I'll give them this though, they did make some good movies.

[@howardwatts4238]

This was a great great great video, very well tbought out and truthful. I an 77 born in 1947, it has covered all i can think of that has gone on over the years.

[@StevenDoornbos-xo5jb]

The moment that we the people decided to abandon God from our lives, our schools and our government God decided that if that is what we want then He’ll give it to us…hence the reprobate mind of society in general in these the last days before His triumphant return.

[@GatorLife57]

Amen brother. I agree !

[@vanomadic]

GenX here! The lies are so many... Just saying

[@lisalittle4826]

Autodidact would explain why you dont know shit. 😂😂😂

[@LivingFree]

Tell me where I'm wrong instead of making such a stupid comment and then laughing.

[@mikemeans1761]

Personally I don't blame any generation. I blame credit.when people started using credit to get instant gratification for anything they wanted it caused a debt / interest based economy =unstable economy interest is paid to financial institutions controlled by people who have little interest in making thier communities stronger I can see credit for reasonable houses or transportation. Buying a house big enough for a family of six when all you need is a 2 bedroom is senseless. And if your spending 100000$ for a car or pickup that is not essential to your job is stupid live within your means save up your money and pay cash whenever you can

[@chiliman321lb]

sorry buddy..I think your barking up a dead tree. WE love you bro! Would you like a cookie? Again my Gen X son just became a doctor! You can do this also, you really can. But some chose to stare at trees...But thats ok too....

[@LivingFree]

A Doctor huh? And how much does he now owe in schooling? With a great high paying job doesn't always come with a better way of life these days. It's ALL debt, debt, debt. Somebody has to foot the bill somewhere. And not to mention, Doctors these days also have to struggle between moral medicine and what the insurance and investors say they can and can't do. All said in a nice tone btw. And congrats. :-)

[@chiliman321lb]

@@LivingFree yes sir debt he has. But will get it taken care of in a few years. For him it comes with a much better way of life. A much better living condition. Nicer cars and vacations. Gen X folks are just as good as any if they make up their mind to do so. We dont do excuses..hard work and perseverance STILL PAYS DIVIDENDS!! Learn from your elders!!! Much Love bro!

[@frank_III]

You are so correct...

[@LivingFree]

You wouldn't want me to start on what I've witnessed from my elders. But I do agree hard work is the best to get better! I just simply want to see some recognition and understanding. Some accountability from what I've seen is a very smug generation that thinks they should have pride in something that wasn't created by them. My grandfathers generation built a great economy, the great 50's and actually stayed in their marriages. Boomer generation squandered E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G they could get their hands on and continue to destroy everything they touch. While at the same time poking at younger generations with tales of how hard they worked (laughing, they got 10x more for even less work, one income could pay for a family and they more than likely had both parents in the household when they were growing up. What did they give their kids? Single parent homes and divorce. The list goes on). I want to see the delusional smug, and the "i worked so hard" comments suggesting generation X didn't have to work twice as hard. And can't keep a family together after boomers ruined the family unit as well. I just want the smug pride to take a turn. Then I'll start in on my generation and even younger.But most of ya'll just absolutely REFUSE to admit ANY fault. Just want to boast about your success. :-)

[@bmetzo2809]

Ai will replace doctors in 10 years

[@ejs6010]

Interesting points. Although I like to hear and see what you are doing with your property. But you are a thinker!

[@CesarNostradamus-wj9uq]

@12:50 minutes Nothing but the truth. You even just stop and think and calculate where most people’s minds are at?

[@mikedevlin8838]

Learn a Trade Join a Union, Happily Retired, treat others well,isolation is not my friend

[@ramhammer10-4]

@mikedevlin8838 💯 I did that because at a young age I hated books. Worked for a big company for decades.

[@enigmascape]

If you haven't already read it, you should check out the book called "The Fourth Turning". It breaks apart the cycles that have repeated themselves throughout history every 80 years or so. One of the best books I've read in a long time because I too am fascinated by generational differences and the book really digs deep on what the potential causes are of these differences and how that actually creates this cycle over time. It's quite a fascinating theory and a good read.

[@shandawalsh3857]

We couldn't agree more. My grandfather said about 130 humans lived through the ice ages. So you are right about that number. We are from Minot. Northern ND. Not to far from where your family is from. I have always loved your videos. Because you think and speak like we do. You make us laugh everyday. 😊

[@rvnut1133]

I am not a baby boomer and I didn’t depend on parents or siblings to carve my future. I did it on my own at 17 years of age, absolutely no one gave me anything. I didn’t blame any prior generations or the next, my successes and failures are all my responsibility. I chose to get an education and go to work, even had two jobs for a couple of years to accomplish my goals. Today, I am responsible for myself and proud of what I have accomplished, far too many people spend a lot of time whining and complaining and do not invest on themselves simply because finding a direction to point the finger at is easier. The company I work for hires 150-175 people a week so whomever doesn’t have a job is because they do not want to work unless they have a LEGITIMATE medical condition that prevents them to do so.

[@rvingkeepitrolling8797]

I agree there's jobs just no one wants to work at McDonald's 😂. They think they are too good.

[@billbradley2480]

Thanks automation and robotics there’s fewer jobs. Al will take even more jobs.

[@ramhammer10-4]

@@rvnut1133 💯

[@rvnut1133]

I completely agree with you but there are still a lots of jobs out there, we just have to make it happen for ourselves. I have friends and family members who chose to complain and not work or make excuses for every job the got, and now, they complain because they don't have enough money to live and yet, do not go out and do something about. I worked full time (40 hours + OT) and after work I parked cars for a valet company six days a week for an entire year to make things happen for me while they partied, went out, and wasted money.

[@rvingkeepitrolling8797]

@@rvnut1133 I'm 63 and extremely disabled yet I still work at a grill cook and I then clean all the dishes makes me mad because these young girls have a problem just doing drinks and can't do that. I'm in such pain everyday. My other job just ended I clean condos and house's at Myrtle Beach 2 to 3 days a week but it's 200 a day wish it was year round I'd quit the grill because I'm tired of doing my job and everyone else's he has 4 young girls who do absolutely nothing they can't wipe tables or sweep floors it's killing me.

[@robertgoodin4535]

Unsubscribed.

[@LivingFree]

Cry baby. Bye.

[@mjkraken]

@@LivingFreewow! Pretty strong comment for someone who needs social media.

[@michaelcampanale6649]

@@LivingFree Outright RUDE.....

[@c.s.4507]

bye boomer

[@Wonderingwoman1]

Gone too! Don't blame a generation that refuses to work!

[@clarencenew881]

You droped out of the main stream, its amazing were you got all that bull shit.

[@charlesnone4628]

nothing is collapsing. here on long island everything isgood. we (the world) have constantly had problems. we get through it.

[@LivingFree]

2 Peter 3:4 KJV 4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

[@charlesnone4628]

@@LivingFree no one is coming, you will need stand on your own. the thought that someone is coming tohelp just gives you and excuse to do nothing yourself.

[@rvboondocker2559]

Personal Truth

[@howardwatts4238]

I have watched this 3 times and will probly watch it more you have hit it full on an right in the bulls eye.

[@msdella4253]

Wise man!

[@badbob8394]

401k, 401k,401k

[@junior3429]

Good luck with that. The economy collapses you will have nothing.

[@PourMeOne]

I had a great career in IT and was able to retire at 50. Being 55 now, I hear from my former co-workers about the turnover of people now. The first home I bought for $80k is now going for 400k. And they are selling like crazy. It is a crazy world we are living in now the “pandemic” showed the lengths they will go for control. This election is going to be very telling in which way this country goes in the near future.

[@paladine6]

President's come and go. Only difference this time will be whether we put a criminal back in the White House or not. We live under minority rule so whichever party takes "power" it doesn't really matter because the minority power has too many ways to counter the majority party. The filibuster, the electoral college, etc..

[@johnnyjesus2125]

Nice One Mike.

[@lcinflorida8728]

I agree. My mother is a boomer, long since retired, and living the life of Riley. I'm gen x, working and will die a pauper. Smfh

[@montyforster3370]

How nany do you happen to share with out of curiosity on a weekly base

[@NatsariymDefender]

My wife and I live in a camper surrounded by 5th wheels and lavishly adorned full size travel 🚍 with cargo trailer and bmw behind them. They love drinking wine and beer at night around a propane fire, sitting in their expensive overpriced chairs laughing it up and have ping a great time. Simultaneously taking their vast quantities of medications that we pay for on our dollar sucking up Social Security disability Medicare Medicaid I worked in the medical field I saw this first hand. They smoke all night in the casino wasting money pulling that lever.... again and again all on our dollar. Then come to the emergency room with chest pain and they’re not able to breathe with COPD and emphysema all and all of which we again have to pay for. I’m so glad they got fat and old and everything they needed all on our back....thanks older gen....thanks for the debt. Glad you lived fat off our stollen money. And before anybody goes mouthing off if you work for 30 years you have 30 years of Social Security why are they still collecting after 30 years? That’s my money! That’s our money you are stealing. And that is why I will never sign up for Social Security whether it’s in place or not I will not live off of stolen money I have morals

[@terrymorton8014]

Ignorant post! Workers pay into Social Security by having it deducted from each paycheck. What you saw around you is the choices that they made which I agree are not good. Please don't lump all boomers like that.

[@grammakat9154]

I started berry picking when I was 14, I spent my summers picking strawberries, then raspberries, then beans. and during the school year I babysat on weekends. Us boomers worked hard to get what we got, nothing was handed to us. I don't know many teens today who have to work to pay for school clothes and their own entertainment, it's handed to them by their parents. By the time they are in their 20's they are totally UN prepared to start working to actually earn what it is they want, then they complain that they can't afford anything. When I think of it in this way I can understand why the boomers don't have the pity for the younger generations, to us, they seem lazy.

[@LivingFree]

You're giving me the typical boomer response I mentioned in the video. While I agree with some of what you said, that they're lazy and entitled. I covered a reason why young adults aren't trying to do much. The fact is, they have to work 10x harder to get the same your generation did when you were starting out. And ownership, which I went over in the video. A lot, feel like they're trying to cut down an oak tree with a butter knife. Look at the buying power of the dollar now compared. Add the cost of living, and the price of everything. Then add the ownership factor. What you did, is ignorantly tried to correct without knowing the market whatsoever. Your response is very typical. Don't care to study, just say "work harder". While you came from a time where one blue collared job could pay for a family. And now, barely two normal incomes can pay for one. These kids can't afford families haha are you kidding? Especially on picking berries. You literally have no idea what you're talking about. But just had to add in a cold, tough response. The newer generations have a lot of issues. But why don't you try on some accountability. Who raised em? Anyways, have a good day. Take care.

[@DSGLABEL]

You had blind faith and no data. Today's 20 year olds have all the DATA. They know what the numbers are. Juice ain't worth the squeeze.

[@denisestarr2314]

Your religouse bull is crap . Get educated .

[@donm8011]

Idle hands are the devils workshop. Me thinks you think too much. My grandparents thought the great depression was the end too. Hang in there.

[@renesagahon4477]

Yes. WWI and 2. Weren’t the best of times either. …but we got thru it

[@billbradley2480]

My mom use to say that! I always had a job and never had trouble finding one. But these days automation, robotics and Al is eliminating jobs. Cost of living is skyrocketing. Universal basic income will be coming soon. That’s another reason they plan to wipe out most of us.

[@billbradley2480]

@@LillyKC23 I’ve read their plans. They use to keep all their plans on their websites. Eliminating almost 8 billion of us by 2030 is one of their plans. People won’t need to off themselves. Just wait a little.

[@BillyTheKid_Norwood]

My parents are boomer gen....and now where are we....😥

[@BillyTheKid_Norwood]

Hollywood dictates our future...sad but true....your ability to support yourself on your beautiful land makes me happy...I would like to try this kinda of life...I'm 53 and I'm ready...

[@geriatrictrippin]

Call it what it is, greed and the loss of moral values. 😢

[@billbradley2480]

It’s a sign of the times. We’re in the last days. God reset by water last time. He says it will be by fire next.

[@HandymanKurt]

Fundamental Truths!

[@Angel-xh9hq]

Mike My Amigo, you are a Carecter, but I Enjoy everything about it. Central of California.😮

[@thecarpentershow8507]

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[@DavidSmith-bt6qe]

Being one of the 1st Baby Boomers to be born after WWII I grew up in a time when America was being told to go forth and multiply. My parents bought their first home out of town by 2 1/2 miles so my sister and I were raised as country kids but my parents wanted us to get a decent education so my parents went to court each year for the first 8 grades to allow us to go to city schools which meant we rode a school bus every day of school for 12 years. My parents bought a home on 5 acres in 1947 for $5000.00 and my father on a salary of less than $350.00 a month managed to have the property paid for in 5 years. The school system was less than great from the late 40's until now. We were taught things that never come into play in real life and the things we were taught only sometimes are beneficial in the real world. I feel like today at age 78 what needs to be taught in school is how to read, write, basic math, some science, and lots of history about what has worked and what has failed over and over again. Teach junior high through high school how money works and the value of it. When I graduated high school my parents had a checking account and the only thing I understood about it was that my mother could write money when ever she wanted to buy something. How to balance a checkbook was learned by the school of hard knocks a few years later in life when I decided to get a checking account of my own. The fact that the bank was going to just take out bank fees from my money was an unknown until it happened. I thought I had money in the account and I could just do like my mother and write money when I needed it. I learned that overdraft fees were something to have to deal with. The second time around I married a woman much smarter than myself and she was raised very poor and had figured out the value of money and how to save it. By poor I mean she lived in a house with out running water so it was water from a well out back and an outhouse for a bathroom. A bath was taken in a washtub with water either heated by the sun in the summer or heated on a gas stove in the colder parts of the year. Her father was only around until she turned 7 and from then on she was lucky to see him once or twice a year. He did not pay any child support for her or her sister. He died when she was 13 and her mother was able to draw veteran and Social Security benefits from him after he died and they moved into a small town when she was 15 and she had running water and an indoor bathroom for the first time that she could remember. Her mother got pissed off about something when she was 16 and hit her with an iron pipe and she left and went to live with her grandmother for the last two years of high school. She got her first job right out of high school and was also trying to go to college and pay her own way. After two years she was not able to keep up with school and work and her doctor told her that you have to either stop working or stop going to college and she told him if she wanted to eat and live she would have to quit school. At 20 years old she moved to a large city and went to work and also enrolled in Banking and Business school. While in Banking school she met her first husband that was also going to the same school for an accounting course. After she graduated she went to work as an long distance phone operator and was still dating her first husband until at age 21 she got married and the first six month were beyond anything she could imagine. He was earning $50K a year in 1968 and they lived in an apartment with a maid that came in 3 times a week to help keep the place clean and changed sheets on the bed do the laundry and so forth. You get the picture. Seven months in her new husband started to show his rear self and using her for a punching bag. Over the next two months he beat her three times, once knocking her into a wall so hard she could not move for over two hours, another beating he broke her front tooth and broke three ribs. At the end of the eighth month she packed up and left him while he was at work and filed for a divorce. It took over six months for the papers to be served on him because his buddies would lie and tell the officer trying to serve him that he was not there that day. He managed to get a divorce and was living in a town 75 miles away from him and he had a restraining order to not be in the same town she was in or if she saw him he could be put in jail. Did I mention that he was an ex boxer in the navy and oh yes 17 years older than her. She stayed single for the next seven years and my sister introduced us the year before and we dated for six months and I ask her to marry me. I am one year older than her. We were married 8 months later and that was 46 years ago. Since she wanted nothing from her first husband but OUT, she got $100.00 a month for one year as alimony. We started from pretty much nothing. She was renting an apartment and I was renting a duplex but we lived 175 miles apart and only were able to see each other on the weekends. I drove that 175 miles every weekend except two that I had to work overtime at my job and could not get out of it for 13 months before we were married in my parents home in front of the fireplace in a very simple no frills wedding. She had no children and I never wanted any so we decided before we got married I would have a vasectomy so she would not have to take birth control pills and take a chance they might not work. I decided after serving 3 years in the United States Marine Corps that what was happening to the world was not likely to get any better. From what I could tell this country was going to get into some kind of a war every generation or less. After WWI came WWII and then in the 50's Korea then in the 60's Vietnam. By 1978 when we got married I knew if history told me anything we would be getting into another war somewhere soon. Well much to my surprise Desert Storm in 1991 took a little longer than I thought but it happened none the less and it seems we will be in some kind of a mess for at least the rest of my life. Oh hell this is going on forever and nobody really cares anyway so I will just shut the hell up. Long story short because of my wife's handling of our money I was able to retire at 59 1/2 years old and until taxes and insurance take our ability to pay the bills I plan to stay that way. VOTE TRUMP and maybe life will be able to continue for a while longer.

[@bonniekaye]

You are wrong about one thing: *We ARE interested in your story* I would love to read even more from you! *We desperately need change!* *I too am voting Trump!* 🙂👍⚘️

[@ifyoudisagreeyouarewrong]

Thank you for your story! What career(s) did you have?

[@c.s.4507]

So your dad made 4200 a year and bought a house for 5000. Do you see what people are clamoring for?

[@Flippin_Adventures]

I love these videos. Always have. Hearing your views, whether philosophical or theoretical, helps like-minded people enjoy a sense of community. Even when we are miles separated, understanding we have similarities gives me hope, feeling less alone in this collapsing world. Another post GenX thing I will never agree with, is the concept that individuals have "their truth." It is my belief, and I have not been convinced otherwise, there is, and can only be 1 truth! That is THE TRUTH. I think, some people never learned the definition of the word "perspectuve" or "opinion". I hope you will consider doing more of these types of vlogs Mike. I know for certain I am not the only one who enjoys them.

[@LivingFree]

100% right! No such thing as "my truth". There's only true and false. And based on some of the conversations I've already had today because of this video. That's why I don't usually do these. The stupidity level is just too high. We really are doomed. Well, Christians aren't! But there's folks out there that think someone can come into office and magically fix everything. What needs to be fixed is the morality of this country first. More wealth, won't fix a darn thing. It will continue to get worse and worse. :-)

[@Flippin_Adventures]

@@LivingFree FACTS!

[@crazygamer9795]

I really think the problem has to do with the amount of information that is available and how easy it is to access it. In the past, scams were not very common, and technology was not available to help these people scam and take advantage of others. Now, a person can get so much information in a few minutes, and they can see the success of others taking advantage of others so they can easily replicate it themselves. Also, this is a big ALSO. The large corporations have infiltrated the government and media, and they are way more powerful than the government! They make the rules to help themselves so they can grow and be more powerful! I want to go off grid just like you did, and I want to live a life much more free, but I have a family to support and children to prepare for this new and ugly country and world. My current plan is to set them up for their future but at the same time prepare for the inevitable and give them a safe haven when everything turns ugly! Mike, keep making these awesome videos! I hope to be able to meet in person someday when my wife and I can become nomads. Maybe we could meet up at quartzsite in a few years when we get mobile!

[@celticbarbarian6680]

The federal reserve was created as a private company along with the Balfour declaration.

[@LivingFree]

Kind of, more accurately though our central bank became a private bank in 1913 cleverly named "Federal Reserve" to appear part of the gov. But yeah, I understand what you were saying. Thanks for the comment!

[@RoscoAdams-xt5lp]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@crazgirl80]

You know the most memorable movie scene I saw that in case of a major event was the scene on Independence day. After Will had beat up the Alien and he was walking and all of a sudden he saw all the vechiles and campers just fill up the area. That is going to be the ones to pretty much survive. It's is the question of letting what you know go. How can the average person even survive with as high as things are. The world is in a crisis. I do not blame anyone who is in survival mode. The question is how many things that you own that is fluff. You don't touch it , you don't use it. You just have it.

[@melodymcminn4107]

I think we are splitting in two. Not everyone is blind and some of us love to paint beautiful things. We also love to raise kids with a purpose. We just have bigger families with many generations living together like it use to be. Some of us are stepping back into a way of life that is best for us not moving forward into 15 min cities with bottles in our mouths. by the way, I am at the very beginning of the GenX group.

[@chrisw698]

Are you going vegan now?

[@XBlingMan1]

Comedy Gold maybe you are going to get some more Thumbs Up! What I like about you is you actually believe what you are spewing out and then you own it, even though you know you are wrong. LOL Mike, someday you will look back at this temper tantrum and learn something from it. Meanwhile I hate to see you self destruct. Just think, the more mistakes you keep making, the more wise you will become. Right now you are not very wise Mike. Im giving you a much needed Thumbs Up! and Thanks for creating these videos. I really enjoy them.

[@jaybird2299]

All by design

[@billbradley2480]

Exactly! A club of devil worshippers are running the show until Jesus returns. And it’s a scripted theatrical show. People like Trump are lead actors.

[@billbradley2480]

Exactly

[@mountaingrownnomad4212]

Lot to unpack and it is all your opinion, your interpretation. I agree with some of what you say and disagree with others. One thing I have real disagreement with is your generalization of Boomers. Any form of generalization is bad. Boomers technically born between 1946-1964. How in the hell can 18 years of birth throughout the entire country, east coast to west, north to south, urban to rural, rich to poor, European to native born, black and white (and every shade in between), be labeled and categorized the same? That’s ridiculous. It’s why any form of generalizing is foolish. Personally, I am a white male, born into a lower middle income family in 1956, in Southern California. I started working at 15. I am a liberal, because I was taught by my mother, that we are ALL equal, not to judge others or to believe one is better or lesser than the other. That belief system led me to register as a Democrat because the other party has historically ALWAYS been opposed to equal rights, based on color and gender. The better part of my education has been self-taught mixed with public schooling and a year+ of community college. I left SoCal at 22 and moved to the mountains of the eastern Sierra because I became disenchanted with the over populated, fast pace of city life. I have huge issue with hypocritical Christians. What a joke! Following a traditional life of marriage , mortgage, two children, ended in divorce. For the past 6-7 years, I have been living the ‘nomad’ life in a trailer on public lands split between forest and desert. I survive off social security. I say all this to make the point that generalizing is always foolish. As, I already stated, there is a lot to unpack of your opinions but, I’ll leave it with the mistake to generalize. We are all similar and different. Such is life. I give another example of stupid, stupid generalizing: California is a HUGE state with as much social diversity as geographical. Everywhere in California is NOT Los Angeles/Hollywood. And yet out-of-state people continue to make that generalization. The same good Christians who generalize about people of color. Haha bunch of hypocrites hedging their bet in hopes of getting through the pearly gates. Jesus sees through them..,generalizing AKA racism.

[@LivingFree]

You cannot have reasonable conversation without generalizations. Or the conversation is always in a loop. For instance, I can say women (as a generalization) prefer men who are taller then them. The person who hates generalization would come in and make the foolish statement "not all women". Which completely stops the conversation in all aspects. If it's true though that even 60% of women prefer men who are taller than them, why base a conversation off a minority? You can say that some rivers in the world have 5 different colored waters flowing down it. Does that make the majority true? Are all rivers now rainbows? If we are talking about the Mississippi, what added value would it be to insert the rainbow colored river? Obviously this could be explained better. But not using generalizations is foolish. Take care.

[@Predictbauer]

You registered to the party that literally fought a war to defend slavery because equality? You say it’s bad to generalize then in the same comment you go on generalizing about Christian’s… Seems a bit hypocritical, you should take your own advice.

[@LivingFree]

Huh? I registered to what party? Did I say that in the previous comment? When did I say it's bad to generalize? I was making the point that it's good to generalize in conversation. You clearly didn't understand a thing I said, not to mention understanding it completely backwards from what I typed out. Amazing...

[@mountaingrownnomad4212]

@@LivingFree I’m saying it’s bad to generalize. You forgot how you grouped all baby-boomers together. Go back and listen to what YOU said.

[@Predictbauer]

@@LivingFree I was responding to the main comment that was left not yours…

[@jasonthemason1971]

You just read the comments on social media and realize how STUPID society really is.

[@billbradley2480]

Fluoride in the water has achieved its goal.

[@yourface3154]

I stay tf off of social media, it's cancer.

[@mountaingrownnomad4212]

@@yourface3154 The irony is that this IS a form of ‘social media’! 😉

[@yourface3154]

@@mountaingrownnomad4212 Right, I get that. It's just not the same to me.

[@retiree1033]

I couldn't agree more, minus the religious content of course. Degeneration is not a strong word in this case.

[@jwhit10up]

De-generations

[@carlsimpson5616]

True they could make a soap opera for the people and call it the young and useless

[@cynthiadickey3055]

Thanks!

[@LivingFree]

Thank you!

[@BillyTheKid_Norwood]

The collapse in society is evident....breaks my heart Man

[@ramhammer10-4]

There are more people so there are more failures and what you perceive as collapse. I'm a optimise I think there is way more opportunity today than before. I always looked for the good in society when I travel in my rv. I always found it all over America. Be positive Mike you will see positive things in life.

[@_clownworld]

rich or poor, there is and will only be 2 classes.

[@rvingkeepitrolling8797]

It's hard to be positive these days.

[@_clownworld]

@@rvingkeepitrolling8797 yes because the undeniable facts is society can never get better, it’s only going to get much worse. People will only continue to get more poor with the collapse of the middle class. Boomers fundamentally had it different. 9/11 marked the end of America and the 2008 collapse was the final nail in the coffin

[@bobloblaw7025]

The entire west is collapsing please wake up. All govt behave like terrorist groups systematically destroying every aspect of western society.

[@billbradley2480]

@@rvingkeepitrolling8797 especially when we know everything happening was scripted and planned years ago by a few families who control 97% of the wealth.

[@BryanKale777]

Bro I've been traveling full time for almost 5 months now and going through these small towns is a real wake-up call they're struggling real bad right now and when you get to the nearest city it's loaded with homeless

[@michaelcampanale6649]

Now You Can Add ' Preacher ' to Your Resume'.....

[@thomaswarren6882]

Hey Mike! My wife and I are boomers, and we really like this side of you as well as your other side too. The whole globe is really in a bad state of affairs when it comes to everything that is going on. Right now, without going into this too deep, to sum it up, is that this is more biblical and that we are in a final battle between good and evil. Love you Mike. Tommy & Bonita.

[@billbradley2480]

Exactly! Everything has been scripted by a few dark families. Eventually Jesus will return as a conqueror!

[@BillyTheKid_Norwood]

WE can only live within our means....and try to improve our lives as we go....living with 2 hands tied behind your back is difficult, but can be done....😂

[@morgansncadventures4003]

I take this video as your OPINION. Your doctorate does not allow you to say this is truth. I do not understand how youtubers think they can convert people over with politics and religion to those likings. They pray on the weak I guess and want them to convert to the like mind......

[@LivingFree]

What common sense youtubers do, is just present facts. And let people decide on their own. However, that's not my current position on youtube. I generally make Off Grid content. But if the views continue to be as low as they have been, I'll move to something more appealing that will pull people in. I'm simply not doing this for my health, it's a waste of energy to keep doing something people don't want to watch. I keep asking for shares, likes, and support. But it generally goes in one ear and right out the other. So it'll push me to make different content! Something people will appreciate more if that makes sense. :-)

[@billbaxter2914]

Unsubscribed

[@LivingFree]

SEE YA BYE!

[@lcinflorida8728]

I'm sorry you can't handle the truth

[@billbaxter2914]

If I want to unsubscribe from a channel it’s my choice. Don’t worry about it.

[@lcinflorida8728]

@@billbaxter2914 I'm sorry you're still pretty touchy on the subject. I hope you have a great day!

[@billbaxter2914]

ESABATM

[@marcellafolkmann7913]

Gas, homes, food, c,other everything is way over price. A house that used to be $50,000 now is like $175,000. Same little siding homes.. Here in town is Wendy's, McDonald's, gas stations now wants 15/20.00 hour. After they get that amount they still don't want you work...only 20 hours. 😊

[@yuccarunner5386]

I enjoy allllll your videos.....Hello from New Mexico!!

[@michaelide9380]

You have a lot of dead wood to harvest on your property

[@susanstrickland6774]

Well I'll agree with some of those points. Very much depends on the person, I believe. Yes, you're a deep thinker. 🙂👍

[@BillyTheKid_Norwood]

Howdy Brother....Good to see you...I had to make a new channel...

[@vickiemears1363]

I agree with you it’s very sad that a lot of people push our father aside

[@jonkrocker6244]

It's nice to know that others think the same way. Thank you Mike.

[@LivingFree]

You are very welcome. Thank you for the backup.

[@rnp1785]

Baby Boomer💪

[@BillyTheKid_Norwood]

The ART comes from within....I prefer RUSH....😎