We are all just slaves

Ya that’s the trouble with Capitalism, work to survive. There are ways to ‘beat’ the system, some of us have been trying and have come close like me. Some people get lucky and are born with a silver spoon in their mouths.

However I think the key is to just keep trying and progressing. Most people realize they’re capitalist slaves so they focus on upgrading their careers and getting higher paying jobs.

I’d feel the same as you if I felt my life will never get better and I’ll be stuck at the same job. Speaking of which my current job is ‘ok’ and I’m glad that I’m working because it’s way worse not to have any money.

But I couldn’t do it for another 20 years or so. In my case I have a degree and some experience in business so I know I will be doing better things in my future. I’m just working to pay the bills for now but have other projects on the go.

So long as you feel you’re growing in your career and learning new things, you’ll feel better about life. Some people are happy being stuck in a dead-end job and they live for the weekends or vacation.

There was a psychology experiment with rats. They’d put them in a box partly full of water and a ramp. The ramp was to make them think they’d have a chance of escaping. In the case where the ramp was too steep the rats would give up after a few mins and die quickly.

When the ramp was flatter and they thought they could make it (but it was designed so they wouldn’t), they lasted up to 24 hrs until they finally gave up. So hope, or the illusion that things can get better can be a strong motivator to keep us going.

However it was a rigged experiment. In life there is real hope and opportunity. I’ve seen many people go from rags to riches or start small and then become CEOs. So the key is just to keep striving.

I was in the same place as you. There were times I wanted to end my life once I figured it all out. But then I realized I had one life to live, I’d never be alive again and death is always available. So I decided to fight on.

That doesn’t mean I’ll struggle even when it’s pointless. I’ll take it as far as I can go and if my life takes a turn for the worse with no chance of improvement then I will end it. At least we’re not immortal beings.

As for ‘God’ that’s the greatest lie in human history. All those holy books were written by humans who were manipulating other humans. Don’t buy into any of that bs, the decision to live or not, is up to us. There are no deities, they’re all man-made fables.