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2040-2041, give or take.
I'm not even kidding.
Probably right.
I'm half a century old or so, I've seen the cycles the US goes through and the world broadly. I know that the pendulum always swings, and sometimes it swings further in one direction than another, but that just means the back-swing is going to go further and harder. But those are generally 20 - 30 year cycles or so, that's how long it takes for a new generation who forgot everything about their childhood to take the reigns and start the cycle over.
The thing that we need to shake off our species though is the idea of an "end."
Your laundry never ends. Washing the dishes never ends. You never exercise so much you don't need to anymore. You will always be moving forward in time and through periods of change. Yes, this too shall pass... to be replaced by new things that will also pass.
If we could get better about managing our present moment we wouldn't need to keep staring out for some imagined end-of-the-road where everything is fine and we're suddenly happy again for some reason. While you're staring out looking for that, your current life and opportunity to find peace is just rapidly slipping past.
May 2045 probably
I would bet close to then things are returning to a form of stability that might resemble something livable and where one would want to raise children. Sorta....
Elaborate
We're in the first third of a generational transition phase, which happens throughout history all the time. The changes over the next few years will take a generation to remediate. Which, at that point, means the goal is not "going back" to something remembered, but seeking stability based on the context of 16-25 year-olds that are kids now who will need that stability to build on to survive. The Olds won't be in any shape to rebuild anything.
Thanks!
The boomers will almost all be dead. I assume.
You'll be that generations Boomers.
Ah right, here's to that 🍻
Except my momma whom I'll miss dearly 😭
They had their shot, and this is what they did with it. I agree, but just because they're our parents doesn't mean their generation made good decisions.
Oh noooo no no no. Totally not what I'm saying. Their generation fucked us. For sure.
I agree 100%, that's what I'm saying. Don't let the compassion for your family overwhelm your rational thoughts that confirm Boomers have fucked Earth royally. Millennials aren't far behind (said as one).
Right, I wasn't. I was just saying I love ma moms and I don't want her to die ever, but that generation needs to go for the betterment of mankind, hopefully. (Probably not though.)
Yeah, and I feel exactly the same way.