Can’t get a job, every business is all set with their workforce and doesn’t want to grow
Can’t go back to college and get a STEM degree can’t afford it (can’t get a job, remember)
Can’t do anything fun (can’t afford it.)
Stuck as basement dweller, I’m literally an involuntary NEET.
“Well, I guess I can just try to occupy my time online”
Nothing but constant ads for products I will never afford anyways, and AI slop forced into my face.
Want to play game
Sooner or later Steam is going to bar access to all the games I’ve paid for because “It’s MY IP to sit on and do nothing with!”, probably will get forced to play some AI-generated slop
Most social interaction online will probably be with AI or far-right dipshits angry that I DARE be a nonconformist in any conceivable way.
Utopia, everyone! Sure glad we beat those reds in the Cold War!
Reactionaries have won the 2010s and 2020s culture wars via gamergate and I can totally see them advocating to take away games because “why would anyone waste their time doing that when they can be working jobs I’m not even going to let them work at!”
I really hate saying this, but I think some electoralism is fine if not preferable. It may sound stupid, but I strongly advise anyone to the left of the GOP to rhetorically sell themselves as more fun than the right, and also going against the right-wing fun police.
Utopia, everyone! Sure glad we beat those reds in the Cold War!
You can still have an AI girlfriend to give you recipes to cook that are actually poison.
Man, as a young Gen Z dude who’s currently first year in college. This really hits close to home.
A laundry list of microcosms that will just kindle reactionary fervor and lead the US to go, “We need to ban vidya games and phones!!!111”
I should really get back on depression meds because it’s truly getting difficult to look past what’s on the horizon
It’s going to become the joker if that happens.
Reactionaries have won the 2010s and 2020s culture wars via gamergate and I can totally see them advocating to take away games because “why would anyone waste their time doing that when they can be working jobs I’m not even going to let them work at!”
I really hate saying this, but I think some electoralism is fine if not preferable. It may sound stupid, but I strongly advise anyone to the left of the GOP to rhetorically sell themselves as more fun than the right, and also going against the right-wing fun police.
EDIT: There’s also this semi-interesting article about the idea.
I’m sure someone will let you mortgage your future with financialized debt at exorbitant rates to fund your new STEM degree!