Honestly i think we are screwed., page 1

reply to post by Gregor100

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I'm going to make what might be an unpopular statement and may sound condescending, but whatever. You're 15... you shouldn't be worrying about this crap right now. Spend the energy on school, keep your grades up, get yourself a free ride through college, and then work on worrying about and hopefully solving the world's problems then. Enjoy your remaining handfull of years when you honestly don't have to worry about the troubles of the world because you'll never get them back. The global economy and US economy are truly two things that you can do absolutely NOTHING about before you are old enough to vote, and even then your impact will be almost negligible barring you going above and beyond and doing something spectacular.

Worry only about that which you can change. Keep your eyes open and learn everything about this that you can, definitely, but don't let it crush your dreams and your (hopefully still) youthfull optimism! You're still at a point in your life where you should be able to let go of all the world's trivails at the drop of a hat and have fun with your friends, relax, and enjoy life. Take advantage of that fact because as soon as you get out into the world and have a career, a family, kids, bills, etc you lose that luxury surprisingly fast and, I speak from experience when I say this, you will spend a long time kicking yourself if you look back on these years and wish you'd spent more time enjoying the relative freedom from worry & responsibillities that effect others.

Now, do you homework and get good grades!

reply to post by burdman30ott6

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I was going to post almost the very same thing .....to this young man ..
You beat me to it ..

Let us adults deal with the really big stuff ...you just dont worry ok ..

reply to post by silent thunder

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Please reread what I posted to him (her?).
"Keep your eyes open and learn everything about this that you can, definitely, but don't let it crush your dreams and your (hopefully still) youthfull optimism!"

I agree 100% that teenagers should certainly keep up to date with the world and absorb everything the can like a sponge. But I don't believe that they should allow that knowledge to turn into gnawing worry about their futures because that worry is unproductive and changes nothing. Statements like "we're screwed" by the OP indicate that the intellectual exploration has turned into fear and worry, which is not worth taking on at such an age.

reply to post by silent thunder

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I hear ya ...I just dont want him to get all worried ..they already have so much to worry about as it is ...peer pressure etc .....
I know that young ones could very well be the ones who lead us adults around in these times ..(A Child shall lead them) ....

I starred the posts both from burdman and from silent thunder! I think both made valid comments even though their advice came from opposite angles. I suppose a balanced life-style that involves getting to grips with life above and beyond your immediate environment while also enjoying the good things in life is what makes for a wholesome human being.

Gregor, you've shown further maturity by not taking offence. I think some just feel the weight of these issues enormously as they affect their mortgages and pensions, etc., and they just wanted to say "Give yourself a break!"

It's good that some have the wherewithal to get their heads around the bigger picture even in their younger years. Independent research and thinking will get you a long way.

You've actually brought a smile to my face by reminding me of William Hague:

He first made the national news at the age of 16 by speaking at the Conservative Party's 1977 national conference...

Source: en.wikipedia.org...

You can probably dig up his speech on YouTube if you're interested. And it was a sign of things to come...

Subsequently, Hague went to Magdalen College, Oxford, where he was President of both the Oxford University Conservative Association (OUCA) and the Oxford Union, a noted route to political office[citation needed]. Hague studied PPE at Oxford, graduating with first-class honours...

...Following the 1997 general election defeat, Hague was elected as the leader the Conservative Party in succession to John Major, defeating more experienced figures such as Kenneth Clarke and Michael Howard. At the age of 36, Hague was tasked with rebuilding the Conservative Party by attempting to build a more modern image...

A spectacular rise, although in the end he wasn't particularly successful. Maybe he should have developed his outside interests a bit more.

As to the topic in hand: I'm not sure about WWIII, but financial Armageddon is a realistic possibility. Cue loss of savings, pensions, jobs and social cohesion.

Problem is, when things get that bad governments love nothing more than to divert attention via some hair-brained foreign escapade. Some would even say the electorate might turn very militant and refuse to be diverted, thus kicking off serious trouble on the home front.

Let's hope it's just a nightmare, and nothing more.

reply to post by Gregor100

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Just to get back on topic, what were you referring to here? -

Perhaps not WW3.... but seriously i think shots will be fired..

Well they already have but i mean closer to home (EU and USA).

And how do you see things panning out in the short to medium term?

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