Grew up early enough to be screwed by a lack of understanding of mental conditions, be thought of as gifted, build no useful skillsets except how to pass tests, “follow your dreams!” Into lol no opportunities and hyper competition for what you were interested in, can’t morally have kids as both a contributor to overpopulation/carbon emissions and the existential dread + crisis they would inherit and that’s before the question of cost and their livelihood or lack thereof down the road, housing where I grew up is unattainably expensive just to live in a closet but need to live near family to support them, burnt out daily by world events before even putting work in to the equation, feel like life never got a chance to get started.
But have no personal debt and a mid-range PC so that’s cool and better than many.
Grew up early enough to be screwed by a lack of understanding of mental conditions, be thought of as gifted, build no useful skillsets except how to pass tests, “follow your dreams!” Into lol no opportunities and hyper competition for what you were interested in, can’t morally have kids as both a contributor to overpopulation/carbon emissions and the existential dread + crisis they would inherit and that’s before the question of cost and their livelihood or lack thereof down the road, housing where I grew up is unattainably expensive just to live in a closet but need to live near family to support them, burnt out daily by world events before even putting work in to the equation, feel like life never got a chance to get started.
But have no personal debt and a mid-range PC so that’s cool and better than many.
You literally described my life, I wouldn’t have made a better summary.