A Boring Dystopia

Here's a link to the article: https://archive.ph/oM5UV

I don't take issue with any of the points presented, but the tone and content fall short. As one from the Oregon-Trail generation, I fit the profile, and am amongst the set who have opted out of chasing milestones. To me, chasing always seemed rather tone deaf. You see, I grew up in a pseudo-religious household, one that replaced "god" with "family" but also pushed opaque ideals and wore similar horse blinders. As such, I set out to learn about the world. By college age, I came to see that, well, it appears that we are rather fucked. If the Earth is in a state of overshoot, then it's only a matter of time before the wheels fall off. And, with each new data point, it's looked increasingly like a number of the effects would come to fruition in my lifetime. I'm not anti-natalist, but I've not been confident that I could create a life for children that protects them. I do want the human race to survive, and I'll strive to help my community in the ways that I can, but I'm not one to don earmuffs and make low probability decisions. "Don't look up" is not an option for me, as I've been looking throughout my life.

We are experiencing the effects of overshoot, so it's reasonable, in my opinion, to opt out and live in full awareness. Yes that spells the end of human systems as they currently exist, but that's how it goes. We've fucked around, and now we shall find out.

edit: I wanted to add, that repeating the same behaviors, e.g. chasing milestones, is what got us into this mess. I think it a mistake to become salty, pining for the lives of our forefathers. If we want to survive, we need to adapt to the reality of our situation. To expand upon why I say the tone of this article is lacking: it seems to suggest that breaking from the status quo is problematic when it's the first step toward finding a REAL solution.