The old curse “may you live in interesting times” is landing on this generation. We’re living through the beginnings of the collapse of western civilization.
That my friend is not a new thought, but I have not given up on us yet. However, I did read this a number of years ago:
“How to find Happiness during the Collapse of Western Civilization” (R.J. Ringer 1983)
note- I am pretty sure he is a freeper now