Ever since I’ve became a Marxist, I’ve been seeing the dark sides of liberalism, capitalism, etc. Now, all my passions and the capitalist/liberal desires that fueled them have died. I wanted to be a musician and become rich and famous, now that’s an unrealistic kid story. I wanted to become a writer and spread my works to millions, not anymore. I wanted to do game development, but that’s gone now. I wanted to become a legislator as a kid and spread good for society, proposing laws that would help the younger generation, but the US government is so fucking corrupt. I wanted to become an MMA fighter, but the industry in that is rigged. I wanted to become a business owner, and even learned the dark things needed to do to become “successful.” But the thought of fucking over vulnerable people for personal gain makes me sick to my stomach.

I’ve recently found a major I could study in college for - Electrical engineering. But really I don’t feel the slightest interested in that either. I had a quick blip of interest and then it died.

Every industry is so rigged, and people like me won’t survive in it. I’m not a fake it till you make it type person. I’m never favored by anyone, not popular in any type of circle. I’m cold and concrete, I can’t put on masks. And even the thought of manipulating people is tiring as hell. I’d rather be real and truthful, least bit of effort.

I have no money to travel to other countries where music might make me successful, and my passions for everything have died. I hate the word “hard work.” I like work that’s worthwhile and enjoyable, something I would spend hours on. But that doesn’t exist in the US. I seriously feel like a wandering soul. The only thing that’s keeping me alive is the desire to travel the world. If I didn’t have that motive, I probably would have offed myself a long time ago. I feel like my life is nothing, and I am nothing.

I honestly don’t know anymore. I might become a thief, stalking rich people’s social medias then stealing from them. Or becoming a mercenary. Kid’s fantasy, I know. I might have to face the disgusting truth and join the military to get the rest of my basic fucking human rights. Housing, money, college, I don’t know.

I feel like I’m going no where.

  • @taiphlosion@lemmygrad.ml
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    121 year ago

    It’s basically like the Matrix. Can’t really imagine a better analogy to what’s going on. Once you’re no longer plugged in, you see the hideous truth of it all and everything almost feels meaningless.

    I don’t know what’s worse though, living while completely oblivious to all of this surrounding you, or knowing and having to watch it happen in front of you while no one else sees what you do.

    • @ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml
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      61 year ago

      There is a third option. Which most see as the most vile of them all, becoming a Cypher to the system and going back to whence you came to serve the system.

      • @taiphlosion@lemmygrad.ml
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        81 year ago

        Honestly I couldn’t really imagine that. Seeing truth, there’s no going back. Those who return to liberalism were never really liberated from the system to begin with or they stood to benefit from it the most.

        It’s similar to when I became an atheist, once that door was slightly cracked there was just no going back