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by AnimalMuppet 814 days ago
Of course we're doomed. We always are.

We're doomed by the sun going nova in 4 billion years. Shorter term, we're doomed by global warming, economic instability, the AI revolution, viruses, farmland failure, political chaos/incompetence, the international order falling apart (maybe in a very hot war), and the fall of civilization.

But we always have been. My grandparents went through World War II, the Great Depression, World War II, and then the Cold War. That looked like a lot of doom, and it got quite deadly for a huge number of people. But we (as a society) survived.

Your bank account may take a painful hit. But things will settle down to some approximation of stability, and there will be work, including work for you. It may be a bumpy ride, though.