Everything’s gotten worse

I look back on pre-2020 retrospectively. Not in a delusional sense where I remember the world being this flawless place, but as a time that wasn’t as overwhelmingly bad as the present.

Felt like despite some of the issues both external and in my own personal life there was a degree of optimism, or rather a reason to be. Now I think we’re past the point of no return and any optimism now feels like delusion.

Political climate, literal climate, economy, job market, dating market, social recession post-Covid, everything just feels bleak. Even our escapism in entertainment has gotten stale now compared to what it used to be.

It’s like a dark cloud constantly hovering above us all with no sign of clearing. I don’t even know how one realistically remains optimistic in times like this. Everything’s dark now.