We're currently living in the future we were once worried about. - General Discussion Discussion

[–] StoneKeeper (27427) 3 years ago

It’s worse than I thought it would be. I never thought the slow death of this world would actually impact in my life but now it does and I am struggling.

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[–] samoanjoes (57579) 3 years ago

There are things that I think are worse than I thought they would be, but other things are better. I guess I would be further in my life, but advances in technology and medicine have surprised me.

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[–] Kawada_Kira (7282) 3 years ago

It's pretty bleak as it is, and it only seems to be getting worse.

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[–] samoanjoes (57579) 3 years ago

My health is worse than I thought it would be. I'm not even 40 and falling apart with every passing day.

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[–] Galactus03 (4381) 3 years ago

Enjoy. It doesnt get better. By 50 you will have lots of grey or bald, aches and pains in some joints.(doesnt matter if you had a physical or sit down job)and worst of all you begin to nap a bit in the middle of the day. Not just once in awhile when you were younger. Almost EVERY day after work even on your days off. Energy levels really begin to drop.
That all said. I am 51. Eat very healthy. Exercise and I'm trim and actually look much younger than my age. That's the good news. The bad news is despite all good intentions. I still feel father time creeping up on me every day. Depressing??? Yeah a little but I try to find as much joy and fun out of life as I can before I really cant do what I used to....

Do the best you can while you can. Eat healthy, try to get exercise in a few times a week, take supplements and realize no matter what you do you can never completely turn back the clock.

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[–] samoanjoes (57579) 3 years ago

I'm a health guy too, but I'm expecting all of what you said and maybe worse. I have so many health issues at my age, I'm expecting to be extremely fragile by 60.

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (77987) 3 years ago

This post punched me right in the gut

Please be well, You matter to me (that's the weirdest thing I ever said to a dude but I mean it!!)

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[–] samoanjoes (57579) 3 years ago

Thanks. The only somewhat serious issue I have is an irregular heartbeat. I've had a few emergency room visits over the years but the doctors say not to be too concerned. I have so many other non-serious health issues like tinnitus and back pain.

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (77987) 3 years ago

Damn

You just hang in there Mister Man, I couldn't handle not hearing from you all the time, you are a buddy👍

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[–] samoanjoes (57579) 3 years ago

Don't worry, if anything bad happens, I shall resurrect to act as a ghost that torments Kowalski. First line of business as a ghost: mess up the order of his movies in his library.

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (77987) 3 years ago

Toss all of his DVDs into the rainy grass, it's the only way to stop K!
😉

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[–] Galactus03 (4381) 3 years ago

I have back pain as well. I have had arthritis In my lower back, mid and neck since I was in my mid to late 30's. It hurts some days but i still function just fine. It's all about keeping the weight down and staying as strong as possible. Stallone has arthritis. Back and I bet hands but regular physical exercise in most cases ease it where it should not be much problem. He is doing great for 76. But has finally stopped lifting heavy.

I'm going out my own way if I can....😂

I also have tinnitus. But have had it since I was in my 20's. Once in my 30's it disappeared completely for a few days. But that was it. It's been steady all these years. I just leave the tv on all night. Not a big deal. Its confronting to have noise in the house anyhow.

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[–] samoanjoes (57579) 3 years ago

I have neck pain too. Most of the time it's okay, but there will be weeks of pain that extends to my head and it feels like a huge headache.

My tinnitus started when I was 24 or 25 and thankfully has stayed the same. I do fear one day waking up and not hearing anything.

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[–] Galactus03 (4381) 3 years ago

My father has had it since his 20's or 30's. Hes 86 now and doesnt wear a hearing aid and hears well enough.... He also has better vision than me......hes far sighted and can watch TV without glasses. I'm near sighted...

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[–] samoanjoes (57579) 3 years ago

That's great to hear (for lack of a better word). I've always had a feeling that in my 60's I'm going to do a lot of "huh?" or "sorry, what?"

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[–] Stratego (30761) 3 years ago

Man, I hear you. I've developed a back pain as well. And shoulder pain. And neck pain. And head pain. I seem to be getting something new every year!

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[–] samoanjoes (57579) 3 years ago

And nothing helps no matter what I take.

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[–] Stratego (30761) 3 years ago

I hate to take any kind of meds besides ibuprofen. What seems to relieve the pain a lot for me is stretching exercises, but only if I keep doing it all day long, which is pretty much impossible.🤷‍♀️

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[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

were you in an accident?

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[–] Stratego (30761) 3 years ago

Nope, just something that has developed over the years.

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[–] BeaSouth (3472) 3 years ago

Very interesting to hear these personal stories and experiences. Sometimes I almost forget there’s a real person behind the screen name. It gives a new perspective to hear what you’re going through. I certainly wish better health for you

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[–] samoanjoes (57579) 3 years ago

Thanks.

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[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

i don't feel that way at all.

this is still the best time anyone could be alive. people in developed nations have clean water, secure homes, soft lives and limitless calories. i think 99.9% of the people who've lived in the history of this planet would weep with gratitude to have 10% of what most of us have.

i think we're all unbelievably lucky.

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[–] samoanjoes (57579) 3 years ago

As I said, I expected things to be worse.

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[–] Lily Magnum (267) 3 years ago

You are right, but in spite of the truth, the fear mongering is off the charts.

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[–] Galactus03 (4381) 3 years ago

This.
Every damn generation does this. Things were better when they were kids. Things were never this bad...etc. etc. Of course things were great 40 years ago....I WAS ELEVEN....😂😂

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[–] blue1981 (7950) 3 years ago

If we become the Mad Max Wasteland all the mass consumers of soy will be offed first.

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[–] ColumboKate (5729) 3 years ago

There's been lots on the news lately about global warming because of all the extreme weather.

I remember being taught about this in the mid 80s at junior school. But only now are people seeming to be concerned.

Too late now folks 🙄

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[–] Galactus03 (4381) 3 years ago

It's ok. We will be long dead when it really gets bad...😂

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[–] jonathan_k80 (6436) 3 years ago

I can remember the 1970s with all the talk about cleaning up the environment and switching to new sources of energy. Not much progress has been made in these areas.

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[–] sslssg (34563) 3 years ago

This is what is so frustrating. It's not like this just popped up out of no where. They've been talking about it for almost 50 years now.

The excuse has always been the economy, well technology could have been used to create a greener planet, and now we are told that it will be too expensive. I mean say the scientists were wrong, and nothing was going to happen. What would the fallout be? A cleaner planet?? Oh no!! I mean that's terrible.

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[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

global cooling and a new ice age was the thing back in the 70s

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[–] Stratego (30761) 3 years ago

They come up with something different ever decade (global warming -> climate changw). When I was growing up it was all about the hole in the ozone layer.

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (77987) 3 years ago

Yes, and the experts told us there was a hole in the ozone layer that was sure to kill us all...they never talk about that anymore

Maybe we got a few dudes, a big ass ladder and a bucket of spackle ?

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39060) 3 years ago

Basically, we fixed it: -
https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/whatever-happened-to-the-hole-in-the-ozone-layer

Don't forget in the 80's everyone was using tons of hairspray to get that 'big hair' look.

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (77987) 3 years ago

Dammit Andy, it's too early for Science lol

Good article though

I'm just going to blame all of the girls from high school and college for the Ozone Layer situation...But dang, their hair sure was sexy😁

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39060) 3 years ago

This is why I'm optimistic about the future - mankind always overcomes.

So the hole in the ozone was the fault of Hair Metal Bands.

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (77987) 3 years ago

Yup, we will keep on trucking no matter what

We take good care of our Ladies and children, it's the least we can do

It was Poison and Ratt that caused the Ozone Hole, wasn't it??

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39060) 3 years ago

Along with Motley Crue and WASP.

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (77987) 3 years ago

Gosh darnit' Motley Crue, I can't stay mad at you!!

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[–] samoanjoes (57579) 3 years ago

I always laugh when climate change deniers make it sound like Earth just heals itself.

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[–] Stratego (30761) 3 years ago

The Earth has been dying since the very day it came into existence. Nothing we can do about that.

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[–] sslssg (34563) 3 years ago

I think my whole point with it is, say that we can't do anything about it, why do we have to live in filth? We have the technology to be cleaner, but I always hear stuff excuses like "what about China?" or "It'll cost too much." or "it won't make a difference if it's only us that's doing it". I don't fill my yard with garbage just because my neighbour might. We didn't even have to start with destroying all the old, we could have just made better changes along the way and didn't.

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[–] Stratego (30761) 3 years ago

I think we've had this discussion before. I don't think there's anything wrong with cleaning up the environment we live in. But that's something different than trying to stop changes the Earth inevitably will go through.

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[–] sslssg (34563) 3 years ago

Yeah. I think that the earth goes through cycles, and that's nature. I also think that we are destroying the parts of nature that assist the earth with those changes and that will make it much harder on us to survive. Maybe as a species we don't deserve to?

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[–] 102000 (6316) 3 years ago

But species have come and gone since the beginning of time - we seem to think letting something become extinct is bad and perhaps it's not. Perhaps our involvement in preventing the natural evolutionary process to progress is also detrimental.

Areas of the Sahara used to be lush and green. - humans didn't have anything to do with that change.

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[–] sslssg (34563) 3 years ago

I'm not sure that anyone wants to stop evolutionary process, at least not that I am aware. The problem is that we are speeding up a process, all while treating our home like a garbage can. As to whether humans go extinct remains to be seen, but out of all the species on the planet we certainly are the ones who have made the most impact.

I just think that it's sad that we have the ability and the technology to clean up our act even if it won't change the climate patterns that will inevitably happen. But we won't. It might prevent some very rich people from making bigger and bigger profits while the rest of us suffer.

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[–] db20db (17336) 3 years ago

"The earth will do what it will. Better just get out of the way."

A comment I encountered watching a program on The Weather Channel today. ;)

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[–] Stratego (30761) 3 years ago

Lol, easier said than done! Mass migration to Mars perhaps?🤔

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[–] db20db (17336) 3 years ago

I just liked the simple and direct way she said that and I noticed how similar it was to your comment here. It was in the context of discussing tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and similar cataclysmic events.

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (77987) 3 years ago

I don't see any commies or zombies on my lawn, we should be just fine👍

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39060) 3 years ago

Is there such a thing as a commie zombie?

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (77987) 3 years ago

Shit, imagine the already awesome Red Dawn but with commie zombies?!

Best damn movie ever.

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39060) 3 years ago

I'd pay to see that.

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[–] jonathan_k80 (6436) 3 years ago

Night of the Living Reds...?

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39060) 3 years ago

Why isn't Hollywood al over this?

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (77987) 3 years ago

Dawn Of The Reds...there are dozens to pilfer from and I'd watch every single one!

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[–] 102000 (6316) 3 years ago

Much better than I thought we would be in the months following 9/11 and the anthrax scare. At that time, I really thought we were in for a very rough period that fortunately never materialized.

Right now I'm not terribly optimistic about the next 20 years, but I hope I'm as wrong about that as I was about the past 20.

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[–] samoanjoes (57579) 3 years ago

I thought World War III was going to break out after 9/11. And even a few years ago with ISIS committing terrorist acts every month, I was expecting worldwide retaliation.

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[–] AndyKing1967 (39060) 3 years ago

No one has pressed the big red button yet, so there's that.

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[–] db20db (17336) 3 years ago

" Joshua, are you still playing the game?"

WarGames (1983) has been playing on one of my movie channels relentlessly for at least two weeks now.

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